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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Street. | Date. Inspected. | Street | Date. Inspected. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth Grove | 1925 | Stockmar Road | 1921 |
| Nisbet Street | 1921 | Suther Street | 1927 |
| 1923 & 1927 | Tower St. Bldgs | 1922 | |
| North Street | 1921 & 1923 | Triangle Road | 1924 & 1928 |
| Osborne Road | 1927 & 1928 | Trowbridge Road | 1921 |
| Pemberton Place | 1924 | Trowbridge Place | 1921 |
| Percy Road | 1922 | Tudor Grove | 1924 |
| Percy Terrace | 1927 | Urban Place | 1923 |
| Prince Edward Road | 1926 | Victoria Buildings | 1927 |
| Priory Place | 1922 | Wallis Road | 1927 |
| Ribstone Street | 1923 & 1926 | Warburton Road | 1923 |
| Roding Road, 79-149 | 1921 | Warburton Square | 1923 & 1927 |
| Rosina Street and Cottages | 1921 | Warburton Street | 1923 |
| Wardle Street | 1921 & 1923 | ||
| Rutland Road | 1925 | Warwick Villas | 1923 |
| St. Thomas's Square | 1927 | Welshpool Street | 1923 |
| Sedgwick Street | 1921 | Westgate Street | 1927 |
| Selman Street | 1926 | Wick Road, 1-93, 2-256 | 1923 |
| Shafton Road | 1925 | do. 393-433 | 1926 |
| Sheep Lane | 1924 | do. 406-456 | 1927 |
| Shepherd's Lane | 1923 | do. 427-437, 438 & 448 | 1928 |
| Sidworth Street | 1924 | Woolpack Place | 1923 & 1926 |
As an example of the necessity for House-to-House Inspection, the conditions
found in two successive years in one street of poor type is of interest.
FELSTEAD STREET.—RESULT OF INSPECTIONS 1926 and 1927.
The insanitary conditions found on the House-to-house Inspection in 1926
were all abated.
No. 5. 1926-1927. No nuisance. Owner lives on premises.
No. 7. Nov. 1926. Water-closet pan defective; defective copper; scullery
floor defective; dirty ceilings and walls of
passage, staircase, ground floor back, ground floor
front, 1st floor addition and 1st floor back rooms,
do. Nov. 1927. Roof leaky (6 weeks ago), 1st floor back room
defective; 1st floor addition dirty.
No. 9. Nov. 1926. Whole house ceilings and walls dirty, and outbuildings
dirty and dilapidated; the sash cords defective,
1st floor back floor, balusters and copper
defective; water closet and main roofs defective;
gutters defective and leaky; yard paving defective;
brickwork and door frame of water-closet defective,
do. Nov. 1927. Defective copper and scullery; ceiling down; roof
defective; 1st floor addition dirty; 1st floor back,
floor defective.
No. 11. Nov. 1926. Scullery ceiling down, and no dustbin,
do. Nov. 1927. 1st floor addition dirty; defective sash cords and
first floor front floor defective, defective roof over
landing.
No. 13. Nov. 1926. No nuisance,
do. Nov. 1927. Scullery dirty.
No. 15. Nov. 1926. No nuisance,
do. Nov. 1927, No nuisance.