London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Brought forward 946
Dirty yards cleansed 5
Yards paved or re-paved with impervious material 50
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes trapped,
and made to discharge in open-air over gullies 44
Defective stone sinks replaced by glazed sinks 72
Defective waste-pipes repaired 40
Foul drinking water cisterns cleansed 9
Drinking water cisterns without close-fitting covers provided
with proper coverings 7
Defects in water cisterns remedied 10
New portable dust-bins provided 129
Defective drainage repaired or reconstructed in accordance
with the bye-laws of the London County Council 67
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 74
Foul drains cleansed 4
Proper water supply provided to tenements 5
Defective roofs repaired 188
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 163
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or
renewed 13
Ventilation under floors improved 27
Accumulations of refuse, etc., removed 30
Drains exposed to trace rats 16
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 19
Nuisances abated from the improper keeping of animals 1
Total 1919
34