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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 1898
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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Medical Officer's Report.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT; 1891. Nuisance Cases.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. | Inspector. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898. | |||||
| January 4th. | D. Elsegood | 108, Theobald s Road | Underground room illegally occupied | 20s. fine and 2s. costs | Bennett. |
| 7th | R. Newman | 20, Millman Street | Depositing mattresses in public street | 1os. ,, „ 2s. ,, | Do. |
| November 1st | F. X. Bussinger | 6o, Red Lion Street | Defective sink waste and dirty state of walls and ceilings of rooms and staircase | Abatement order within 7 days | Do. |
| H. Busby | 14, 16, 18, and 22, Emerald Street | Contravention of Board's Regulations for "Houses let in lodgings." | Fined 40s. on first case, and 2s. costs on each of other three summonses; total 48s. | Do. | |
| 29th | A. J. Walke | Evelyn Buildings | Overcrowding at Evelyn Buildings | £2 2s. od. costs, and abatement Older | McQuinn. |
| February 18th | L. Marson | 31, Ely Place | Defective closets and drains | Withdrawn on payment of £ 1 3s. od. costs | Freeman. |
| March 16th | D. G. Staight | 35, Kirby Street | Defective closets and drains | Adjourned for work to be done | Do. |
| ,, 16th | Owners | Cavendish Buildings | Do. do. | Do. do. | Do. |
| May 3rd | ,, | 68, Hatton Garden | Do. do. | Withdrawn on payment of costs, 6s. | Do. |
| June 7th and 21st | E. J. Kyd | 23, Cow Cross Street | Defective traps to drains and not ventilated | Adjourned for work to be done | Do. |
| 31St | Central London Railway Co. and their stokers | Chancery Lane Station, High Holborn | Smoke nuisances | Dismissed, but the Company to pay their own costs | Madden. |