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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
Hackney 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE VII.
| Privies and Cesspools Emptied, Filled up, and Drained into the Sewer | 447 |
| Privies and Cesspools Emptied | 160 |
| Stable and other Refuse removed | 173 |
| Privies Limewhited and Repaired | 47 |
| Filthy Premises, &c., Cleaned and Purified | 85 |
| Pigstyes Cleansed and Repaired | 80 |
| Choked Drains Cleansed and Repaired | 138 |
| Ditches Cleansed | 3 |
| Other Nuisances abated | 101 |
| 1224 |
To obtain the removal of these nuisances it has been necessary to summons
a larger number of persons than usual, viz., 24. These with Mr.
Baker's cases, have involved a much greater number of attendances at the
Police Courts during the past year than usual.
The meteorology of the year having been pointed out in each quarter,
I shall state only the summaries. During the first quarter the mean
temperature was in excess by no less than 5 degrees, during the second
0.8 of a degree, during the third by 3.2 of a degree, whilst during the
fourth it was below the average 1.2 degrees, so that the mean for the
whole year was 4()½ degrees, or about 2½ degrees above the average.
TABLE VIII. Temperature at the Town Hall.
| Quarter | Degrees | Highest | Lowest | Ranges, |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| º | º | º | º | |
| 1st | +5.0 | 63 0 | 28.6 | 34.4 |
| 2nd | +0.8 | 812 | 56.2 | |
| 3rd | +3.2 | 94.6 | 42.2 | 52.4 |
| 4th | -1.2 | 80.6 | 15.0 | 65.6 |
The range of the thermometer during the year was nearly 80 degrees.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. W. TRIPE.