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

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Stoke Newington 1912

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

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Brought forward306
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed or new ones substituted31
Public-house urinals cleansed (after intimation)2
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s with insufficient water supply made satisfactory61
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by approved patterns92
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared10
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved5
W.c's removed to more sanitary positions4
Separate flushing cisterns fixed to w.c.'s which were previously flushed directly from dietary cistern1
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c. accommodation17
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed31
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated38
Dirty yards cleansed10
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material49
Yards drained4
Gully and other traps inside houses removed3
Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to discharge in open-air over proper syphon gullies-
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped, and made to discharge in open-air over gullies19
Defective waste-pipes repaired Foul water-cistern cleansed7
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with proper coverings40
Defects in water-cisterns remedied9
Cisterns removed to more sanitary position2
New portable dust-bins provided221
Defective drainage re-constructed in accordance with bylaws of London County Council134
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repairedI51
Carried forward1.247