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

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Stoke Newington 1915

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

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152
Brought forward 240
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed or new ones substituted
23
Public-house urinals cleansed (after intimation) 1
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s
with insufficient water supply made satisfactory 45
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 54
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 15
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 4
W.c.'s removed to more sanitary positions 1
Separate flushing cisterns fixed to w.c.'s which were previously
flushed directly from dietary cisterns —
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c.
accommodation 22
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed 27
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved 20
Dirty yards cleansed 12
Yards paved or repaved with impervious material 23
Yards drained 4
Gully and other traps inside houses removed 2
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 gullies 27
Defective waste-pipes repaired 20
Foul water-cisterns cleansed 8
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with
proper coverings 20
Defects in water-cisterns remedied 7
Cisterns removed to more sanitary position 4
New portable dust-bins provided 58
Defective drainage reconstructed in accordance with bylaws
of County Council 112
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired135
Carried forward884