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 1954
[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 health. 162
The house or part of the house in a damp condition so as
to be insanitary. 272
The house in a dilapidated condition so as to be insanitary. 85
The Water Closet without a water supply. 3
The Water Closet with a deficient supply of water. 2
The Water Closet so defective as to be a nuisance. 53
The Water Closet stopped. 2
The soil pipe defective 1
The soil pipe improperly ventilated 2
Sink defective and insanitary. 5
The waste pipe improperly trapped and insanitary. 2
The waste pipe of lavatory or bath defective. 21
The waste pipe of lavatory improperly trapped. 1
An accumulation or deposit of refuse dangerous or
injurious to health. 6
The dustbin or ashpit defective. 16
The drain foul. 1
The drain improperly ventilated. 1
The drain choked or stopped. 7
The rainwater pipe defective. 11
The house without a proper water supply. 2
The roof defective so as to be insanitary. 153
The guttering defective so as to be insanitary. 41