London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Stoke Newington 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

This page requires JavaScript

79
Brought forward 549
Separate Flushing cisterns fixed to w.c.'s which were previously
flushed directly from dietary cistern —
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c.
accommodation 20
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed 35
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated 39
Dirty yards cleansed 16
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 44
Gulley and other traps inside houses removed 3
Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to discharge
in open-air over proper syphon gulleys 2
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped,
and made to discharge in open-air over gulleys 73
Defective waste-pipes repaired 16
Foul water-cisterns cleansed
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with 49
proper coverings
Defects in water-cisterns remedied . 10
Defective dust-bins pulled down and new portable dust-bins
provided 91
Defective drainage re-constructed in accordance with the bye-
laws of London County Council 196
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 168
Drains ventilated or defective ventilating pipes renewed 9
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and
made to discharge over gulley-traps 11
Proper water supply provided to houses 16
Defective roofs repaired 85
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 64
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed 17
Dirty walls of work-rooms cleansed 20
Proper manure receptacles provided (London County Council
bye-laws) 1
Cases of over-crowding abated 2
Accumulations of refuse, &c., removed 12
Carried forward 1,548