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Stoke Newington 1937

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

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(c) Statutory Notices Served, numbered 63 as follows:—
Dwelling Houses 60
Land 2
Factory Premises 1
63
(d) Result of the Service of Notices; Nuisances Abated
and Sanitary Defects Remedied.
Premises cleansed 208
Dampness in dwellings remedied 366
Dilapidated walls, ceilings, etc., repaired 200
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed 15
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s
with insufficient water supply made satisfactory 12
Defective w.c. pans and traps removed and replaced by
modern apparatus 76
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 12
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved 4
Improperly constructed w.c.'s made to comply with Bye-
laws 12
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c. accommodation
3
Defective soil-pipes repaired or reconstructed 8
Defective ventilating pipes reconstructed or repaired 11
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and 2
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated improved
Carried forward 929
33