Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]
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Brought forward 681
Foul traps and pans of w.c.'s cleansed 22
Public-house urinals cleansed (after intimation) 2
Flushing cisterns to w.c.'s provided or repaired, and w.c.'s
with insufficient water supply made satisfactoiy 34
Defective w.c. basins and traps removed and replaced by
approved patterns 75
Stopped or choked w.c. traps cleared 9
External ventilation to w.c.'s improved -
W.C.'s removed to more sanitary positions —
Separate flushing cisterns fixed to w.c.'s which were previously
flushed directly from dietary cisterns —
Additional w.c.'s provided in case of insufficient w.c.
accomodation 19
Defective soil-pipes reconstructed 13
Unventilated soil-pipes ventilated and 46
Soil-pipes improperly ventilated, improved 46
Dirty yards cleansed 8
Yards paved or repaved with impervious material 59
Yards drained —
Gully and other traps inside houses removed 4
Sink waste-pipes directly connected to drain, made to
discharge in open-air over proper syphon gullies —
Long lengths of sink, bath, and lavatory waste-pipes
trapped, and made to discharge in open-air over gullies 75
Defective waste-pipes repaired 35
Foul water-cisterns cleansed 12
Water-cisterns without close-fitting covers provided with
proper coverings 29
Defects in water-cisterns remedied 33
Cisterns removed to more sanitary position 1
New portable dust-bins provided 77
Defective drainage reconstructed in accordance with bye-
laws of County Council 97
Choked or stopped drains cleared and repaired 71
Drains ventilated or defective ventilating pipes renewed -
Rain water pipes disconnected from drains or soil-pipes and
made to discharge over gully-traps 15
Proper water-supply provided to houses or tenements 9
Defective roofs repaired 162
Defective guttering and rain water pipes repaired or renewed 137
Defective paving to floors of wash-houses repaired or renewed 19
Carried forward 1,746