London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hackney 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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28
Privy Cesspools emptied, filled up, stud drained into the
sewer 31
Privy Cesspools emptied (where there is no sewer) 3
Choked Drains cleansed and repaired, or re-laid 391
New Traps provided 324
Yards drained 262
Total number of nuisances from defective drainage 1011
Yards paved or paving repaired 326
Houses repaired, white-washed, &c. 2388
Number of Dust Bins provided 386
No. of houses in which the ventilation has been improved 6
„ „ „ to which a better supply of water has been
given 70
Total number of nuisances from defect in houses 3176
N umber of houses disinfected 267
„ „ „ overcrowded 34
Pigs removed 13
Stable dung and other refuse removed 64
Filthy places cleansed 45
Other nuisances removed 330
- 753
Total number of nuisances abated 4940
Number of Lodging Houses' Notices served 1296
„ „ Letters sent out 415
„ „ Preliminary notices served 3594
„ „ Peremptory „ „ 2064
„ „ Statutory „ ,, 574
„ „ Persons summoned before a Magistrate 96
„ „ Copies of summonses and orders made out 576
„ „ Notices served under the Workshop Regulation Act 4
„ „ Dust complaints received and attended to 2483
„ „ Bodies taken to the Mortuary 27