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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Brought forward 813
Dirty yards cleansed 1
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 49
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped,
and made to discharge in open-air over gullies 77
Defective stone sinks replaced by glazed sinks 77
Defective waste-pipes repaired 67
Foul drinking water cisterns cleansed 6
Drinking water cisterns without close-fitting covers provided
with proper coverings 6
Defects in water cisterns remedied 10
New portable dust-bins provided 116
Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance
with the bye-laws of the London County Council 63
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 41
Foul drains cleansed 2
Proper water supply provided to tenements 9
Defective roofs repaired 140
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 101
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or
renewed 3
Ventilation under floors improved 18
Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed 27
Drains exposed to trace rats 16
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 17
Nuisances abated from the improper keeping of animals 2
Total 1,661
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