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

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Stoke Newington 1922

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

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475
Brought forward 572
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed 15
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 21
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 60
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 4
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 6
W.C.'s removed to more sanitary positions 7
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
15
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed 16
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved 45
Dirty yards cleansed 7
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 16
yards drained 2
Gully and other traps inside houses removed 1
Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to discharge
in open-air over proper syphon gullies 1
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped,
and made to discharge in open-air over gullies 60
Defective waste-pipes repaired 18
Foul water-cisterns cleansed 2
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with 1
proper coverings 21
Defects in water-cisterns remedied 4
Cisterns removed to more sanitary position 1
New portable dust-bins provided 61
Defective drainage reconstructed in accordance with bye-laws
of County Council 111
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 109
Drains ventilated or defective ventilating pipes renewed 1
Carried forward 1,178