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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Choked drains cleansed or repaired, or relaid | 355 | |
| Number of Premises on which Choked Water-closet Pans were released | 202 | |
| Number of Premises in which Yards were drained | 199 | |
| Number of Premises in which new Traps were provided | 2951 | |
| Number of Premises in which Sinks were disconnected from drains | 1474 | |
| Number of Premises in which Stack Pipes were cut off from drains | 1446 | |
| Total number of Nuisances from defective means of drainage | .. | 6631 |
| M umber of Premises in whioh Yards were newly paved or the paving relaid | 1575 | |
| Number of Premises in which Dust Bins were provided or repaired | 435 | |
| Number of Houses repaired, whitewashed, &c. | 1477 | |
| Number of Houses in which the Ventilation has been improved | 25 | |
| Number of Water-closets to which a supply of water has been given | 1790 | |
| Number of Screw-down Taps provided to enable occupiers to draw water from the main | 591 | |
| Total number of Nuisances from defects in houses | .. | 5893 |
| Number of Houses disinfected . . | 561 | |
| „ „ overcrowded | 12 | |
| Number of Premises from which Pigs were removed | 8 | |
| Number of Premises from which stable dung and other refuse were removed (excluding dust) | 59 | |
| Number of filthy places cleansed. . | 93 | |
| Number of other Nuisances removed | 496 | |
| 1229 | ||
| Total number of Nuisances abated in 1882 | .. | 13,753 |