London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stoke Newington 1950

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

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Nuisances Remedied

Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health512
House or part of house in a damp condition so as to be insanitary421
House in a dilapidated condition so as to be insanitary208
Water Closet so foul as to be a nuisance2
„ „ without a water supply4
„ „ with a deficient supply of water10
„ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance1
„ „ so defective as to be a nuisance23
,, „ stopped2
Insufficient external ventilation to water closet1
Soil Pipe defective5
Ventilating pipe defective4
The Yard paving defective1
The Yard dirty so as to be insanitary2
The Yard undrained so as to be insanitary5
Gully trap improperly placed within the house2
Sink defective and insanitary9
Waste pipe improperly trapped3
„ „ of sink untrapped and insanitary3
„ „ „ lavatory or bath defective25
„ „ „ lavatory directly connected with drain .1
„ „ „ lavatory untrapped and insanitary2
Drinking water cistern being without a close-fitting cover3
Water cistern defective3
Accumulation or deposit of refuse dangerous or injurious to health6
No proper dustbin or ashpit2
Dustbin or ashpit defective1
Drain defective2
Drain choked or stopped9
The drain improperly ventilated1
Rain-water pipe defective41
House without a proper water supply2
Roof defective so as to be insanitary279
Guttering defective so as to be insanitary74
The area improperly paved so as to be insanitary1
The area undrained3
An animal kept in such a manner as to be insanitary1
The space below floor in basement or ground floor improperly or insufficiently ventilated1