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Stoke Newington 1913

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

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In revising- The Register it is necessary to make a house-tohouse
inspection in the smaller roads and streets, as the conditions
of tenancy in weekly property is always changing. Re-inspections
are made of all houses which are found to be badly kept.
Full advantage has been taken of the London County Council
General Powers Act, 1907, for enforcing the provision of a watersupply
on each floor of houses let to more than one family.
SALE OF FOODS AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1901.
156 Samples of Food and Drugs were submitted to the
Public Analyst during the year. A table will be found on pages
154 to 157 showing the result of proceedings taken in respect of
adulterated samples.
BUTTER AND MARGARINE ACT, 1907.
Two firms in the Borough are registered under the above Acts
as Wholesale Dealers in Margarine or Butter-substitutes.
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
House-to-house inspections were made in the following roads
and streets during the year :—
Adolphus Road.
Allen Road.
Barn Street.
Barrett's Grove.
Boleyn Road.
Bouverie Road.
Cressington Road.
Hayling Road.
Hewling Street.
Howard Road.
Leonard's Place.
Martaban Road.
Mason's Court.
Mason's Place.
Nevill Road (Tenements).
Oldfield Road.
Reedholm Villas.
Rochester Place.
Shakespeare Road.
Spenser Road.
S. Andrew's Mews.
White Hart Court.
Lordship Park Mews.
It will be seen that several of the Streets which were dealt
with last year under the Housing and Town Planning, etc., Act
are included in the above list, as it is found necessary to make,
at least, one annual inspection of this class of property. In all,