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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Brought forward 1,055
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory \v.isle-pipes
trapped, and made to discharge in open-air over
gullies 119
Defective stone sinks replaced by glazed sinks 27
Defective waste-pipes repaired 24
Foul drinking water-cisterns cleansed 6
Drinking water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided
with proper coverings 6
Defects in water-cisterns remedied 2
New portable dust-bins provided 78
Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance
with the bye-laws of the London County Council 59
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 39
Foul drains cleansed 4
Proper water-supply provided to tenements 6
Defective roofs repaired 151
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or
renewed 97
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or
renewed 4
Ventilation under floors improved 26
Overcrowding abated 2
Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed 25
Appropriate action taken in cases of rat infestation 20
Drains exposed to trace rats 7
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 10
Nuisances abated from the improper keeping of animals 1
Underground rooms occupied contrary to law 6
Total 1,774