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Stoke Newington 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT OF CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR FOR THE
YEAR 1922.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and, Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Stoke Newington.
Ladies and Gentlemen,—
I beg to present my Annual Report for the year ending 31st
December, 1922:—
HOUSES AND PREMISES INSPECTED.
After Notification of Infectious Diseases 376
By house-to-house inspection 280
Upon complaint, under Sec. 107 (3), Public Health (London)
Act, 1891 530
After Notices from Builders, under Bye-law 14 (London
County Council) 118
Stables and mews 186
Slaughter houses 87
Milkshops, dairies and cowsheds 66
Bakehouses 53
Factories and workshops 139
Other premises inspected 684
Re-inspections made to examine and test work, etc. 2,697
Total Inspections 5,216
NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS
REMEDIED.
Dirty premises, cleansed and whitewashed 218
Dampness in dwellings remedied 150
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, etc., repaired 197
Defective drain inlets remedied 7
Carried forward 572