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Stoke Newington 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]
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REPORT OF CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR FOR THE
YEAR 1921.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Stoke Newington.
Ladies and Gentlemen,—
I beg to present my Annual Report for the year ending
December 31st, 1921:—
HOUSES AND PREMISES INSPECTED.
After Notification of Infectious Diseases 699
By house-to-house inspection 257
Upon complaint, under Sec. 107 (3), Public Health (London)
Act, 1891 496
After Notices from Builders, under Bye-law 14 (London
County Council) 113
Stables and mews 158
Slaughter houses 29
Milkshops, dairies and cowsheds 68
Bakehouses 22
Factories and workshops 142
Other premises inspected 619
Re-inspections made to examine and test work, etc 3,021
Total Inspections 5,624
NUISANCES ABATED AND SANITARY DEFECTS
REMEDIED.
Dirty premises, cleansed and whitewashed 290
Dampness in dwellings remedied 196
Dilapidated ceilings, stairs, etc., repaired 189
Defective drain inlets remedied 6
Carried forward 681