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

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Hackney 1875

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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55
Privy Cesspools emptied, filled up, and drained into
the Sewer 18
Choked drains cleansed or repaired, or relaid 613
New Traps provided 263
Yards drained 118
Water-closet pans choked 137
Total number of Nuisances from defective drainage 1149
Yards paved or paving re-laid 275
Number of Dust Bins provided 469
Houses repaired, whitewashed, &c. 2047
No. of Houses in which the ventilation has been
improved 11
„ to which a better supply of water
has been given or the apparatus
improved 1493
Total number of nuisances from defect in houses 4295
Number of houses disinfected 255
„ overcrowded 31
Pigs removed from separate premises 37
Stable dung' and other refuse removed (excluding.
dust 98
Filthy places cleansed 136
Other nuisances removed 261
818
Total number of nuisances abated 6262
Number of Lodging Houses' Notices served 196
„ Notices for disinfecting premises 255
„ Letters sent out 673
,, Preliminary notices served 3618
„ Peremptory 1597
„ Statutory 1317
„ Persons summoned before a magistrate 81
„ Copies of summonses and orders made out 486
„ Dust complaints received and attended to 3019
„ Bodies deposited and taken to the Mortuary 39
„ Houses from which bedding, &c. was removed
to be disinfected at the Board's Apparatus 51
„ Articles disinfected at Board's Apparatus 746
„ Fish condemned unfit for human food pads 76