Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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559
Brought forward 694
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c. accommodation
18
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed 33
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved 28
Dirty yards cleansed 2
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 20
Yards drained —
Gully and other traps inside houses removed —
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 76
Defective waste-pipes repaired —
Foul water-cisterns cleansed 3
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with
proper coverings 1
Defects in water-cisterns remedied 3
Cisterns removed to more sanitary position 1
New portable dust-bins provided 121
Defective drainage reconstructed in accordance with bye-laws
of County Council 172
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 134
Drains ventilated or defective ventilating pipes renewed 1
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and
made to discharge over gully-traps. 1
Proper water-supply provided to houses or tenements 5
Defective roofs repaired 165
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 113
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed 5
Dirty walls of work-rooms cleansed 7
Ventilation under floors improved 2
Proper manure receptacles provided (London County Council
bye-laws) 3
Cases of over-crowding abated 4
Carried forward 1,613