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Stoke Newington 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]

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437
Brought forward 1,746
Dirty walls of work-rooms cleansed 18
Ventilation under floors improved 7
Proper manure receptacles provided (London County Council
bye-laws) 3
Cases of overcrowding abated 1
Accumulation of refuse, etc., removed 9
Areas re-paved and drained 3
Space under wooden floors insufficiently ventilated, remedied
by insertion in outer walls of proper air bricks 7
Underground dwellings improved 1
Nuisances from animals abated 3
Smoke nuisance abated 1
Miscellaneous nuisances abated 31
Total 1,830
The above list refers only to work carried out on Intimation
and Statutory Notices. In addition, a large number of improvements
have been made on advice to owners and occupiers.
INTIMATION NOTICES SERVED.
Sec. 3, Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
House-to-house inspection 98
After inspection on account of complaint 351
After infectious illness 81
With reference to stables and mews —
„ „ milkshops, dairies and cowsheds —
„ ,, bakehouses —
,. factories and workshops 28
„ „ slaughter houses —
After sundry other inspections 6
564
STATUTORY NOTICES.
Forty-three statutory notices were served by direction of your
Committee under Sec. 4, Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Nearley 2,000 nuisances have been abated under Intimation
and Statutory Notices.