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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32
Statutory Notices Served (under Sec. 4, P.H.
(London) Act, 1891).—Numbered 18 as follows :—
Dwelling Houses 18
Bakehouses 1
Stables and Mews 1
18
In no instance was it necessary for the Committee to
authorise the issue of a Summons.
Result of the Service of Notices; Nuisances
Abated and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
Premises cleansed 345
Dampness in dwellings remedied 282
Dilapidated walls, ceilings, etc., repaired 237
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed 12
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s
with insufficient water supply made satisfactory 34
Defective w.c. pans and traps removed and replaced by
modern apparatus 65
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 12
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 17
Improperly constructed w.c.'s made to comply with
Bye-laws 5
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c.
accommodation 6
Defective soil-pipes repaired or reconstructed 2
Defective ventilating pipes reconstructed or repaired 10
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and 3
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated improved
Dirty yards cleansed 1
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 24
Carried forward
1,055