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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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17.
NUISANCES REMEDIED
| Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health | 9 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition as to be insanitary | 75 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition so as to be insanitary | 70 |
| The wallplaster or ceiling in part of the house defective so as to be insanitary | 63 |
| The Water Closet so defective as to be a nuisance | 13 |
| The Water Closet stopped | 1 |
| The soil pipe defective | 3 |
| The sink defective and insanitary | 3 |
| The waste pipe improperly trapped | 3 |
| The waste pipe of lavatory or bath defective | 25 |
| The water cistern defective | 2 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse dangerous or injurious to health | 4 |
| The drain choked | 5 |
| The rainwater pipe defective | 13 |
| The roof defective so as to be insanitary | 73 |
| Dirty and insanitary condition of premises | 6 |
| The guttering defective so as to be insanitary | 20 |
| No proper dustbin or ashpit | 1 |