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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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18.
NUISANCES REMEDIED
| Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health | 4 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition so as to be insanitary | 93 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition so as to be insanitary | 103 |
| The wallplaster or ceiling in part of the house defective so as to be insanitary | 80 |
| The Water Closet so defective as to be a nuisance | 16 |
| The soil pipe defective | 3 |
| The sink defective and insanitary | 2 |
| The waste pipe of lavatory or bath defective | 14 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse dangerous or injurious to health | 12 |
| The drain choked | 2 |
| The rainwater pipe defective | 41 |
| The roof defective so as to be insanitary | 118 |
| Dirty and insanitary condition of premises | 3 |
| The guttering defective so as to be insanitary | 48 |
| Nuisance from the keeping of animals | 1 |
| Nuisance from the emission of smoke | 1 |