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Stoke Newington 1913

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

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160
STATUTORY NOTICES.
Twenty-two statutory notices were authorised by your Committee,
and eighteen were served under Sec. 4, Public Health
(London) Act, 1891. In the other four cases the nuisance was
abated previous to the service of the notice.

Table: PROSECUTIONS ORDERED BY SANITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, AND BYE-LAWS OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

PROSECUTIONS ORDERED BY SANITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, AND BYE-LAWS OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

No. in Report BookSituation of PremisesNature of OffenceResult of Proceedings
1305729, Cowper RoadDefective roof, dirty walls of rooms and staircase

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NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS
REMEDIED.
Dirty premises, cleansed and whitewashed 168
Dampness in dwellings remedied 77
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, etc., repaired 57
Bell-traps and small dip-traps removed and replaced by
stoneware gulleys 2
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed or new ones substituted
50
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 satisfactory 62
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 74
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 13
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 5
W.c.'s removed to more sanitary positions 3
Carried forward 513