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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
Holborn 1899
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1899
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Medical Officer's Report. 25
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Nuisance Cases.
| Date. | Name. | Address of Premises. | Offence. | Result. | Inspector. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899. February 7th | James Goss | 8, Gray's Inn Passage | Premises unfit for human habitation | Closing order, 6s. costs | Bennett. |
| June 6th | George Spencer | 9, Eagle Street | Contravention of Board's Regulations for "Houses let in lodgings " | Case withdrawn, defendant having sold the house; 24s. costs | Do. |
| „ 21st | Thos. F. Halsey | 45 and 46, Eagle Street | Do. do. | Case withdrawn on work being completed and payment of costs 48s. | Do. |
| July 4th | C. C. Davis | 12a, Dean Street | Nuisance from soil pipe, &c. | Order made with 12s. costs. | Do. |
| December 8th | C. C. Davis | 20, Eagle Street | Contravention of Board's Regulations for "Houses let in lodgings" | Fined £5, 2s. costs | Do. |
| „ 29th | D. Morris | 35 and 36, Devonshire Street | This summons was issued to decide a question of trade refuse, the magistrate decided it was trade refuse | Ordered 6s. per load to be paid, with 24s. costs | Do. |
| July 26th | E. G. Jones | 73, Hatton Garden | Closet unventilated | Abatement order, 6s. costs . | Freeman. |
| January 11th | G. Freeman | Stable Yard, Laystall Street | Nuisance from defective paving | McQuinn. | |
| June 20 th | Sage & Co. | Gray's Inn Road | Defective drainage | Summons withdrawn on payment of costs. Work done. | Do. |
| 27th. | A. J. Walke | Evelyn Buildings | Contravention of Board's Regulations for "Houses let in lodgings " | 10s., and 2S. costs. Work done | Do. |
| October 24th | E. Ferguson | 30, Duncan Buildings | Obstruction in not giving information of whereabouts of person suffering infectious disease | Summons withdrawn | Do. |
| December 8th | A. H. Shaw | 7, 8 and 9, Half Moon Court 19 and 21, Portpool Lane (4 Summonses) | Contravention of Board's Regulations for "Houses let in lodgings" | Fined £1, and 8s. costs in all. Work done | Do. |
| „ „ | P. Verioni | 4, Summer Court | Nuisance from overcrowding | Dismissed. Nuisance abated. No costs | Do. |