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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Brought forward 929
Dirty yards cleansed 7
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 61
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped,
and made to discharge in open-air over gullies 63
Defective stone sinks replaced by glazed sinks 72
Defective waste-pipes repaired 44
Foul drinking water cisterns cleansed 6
Drinking water cisterns without close-fitting covers provided
with proper coverings 6
Defects in water cisterns remedied 4
New portable dust-bins provided 59
Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance
with the bye-laws of the London County Council 74
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 36
Foul drains cleansed 10
Proper water supply provided to tenements 13
Defective roofs repaired 197
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 113
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or
renewed 6
Ventilation under floors improved 16
Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed 32
Drains exposed to trace rats 14
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 16
Nuisances abated from the improper keeping of animals 5
Total 1,783
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