Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Date. | Name. | Address of Premises. | Offence. | Result. | |
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1902. January 17 | Walter Hill and Co. Limited. | Workshop situated in Gilbert Street | A chimney sending forth black smoke | Defendants convicted and fined £10 and 10s. 6d. costs | |
„ 31 February 9 | J. Colin Matheson | Failure to notify case of small-pox | Summons dismissed with costs | ||
February 5 | Percy Osborne | 33 Kingsgate Street | Drain defective and unventilated | Order for abatement in 28 days; defendant to pay 6s. costs | |
" | Shaftesbury Avenue, Freehold Land Syndicate | 11 Broad Street | Yard paving defective; roof defective; sink waste pipe on top floor defective; premises, ceilings, and walls dirty; improper position of W.C. in basement; drain not ventilated; defective traps | Order for abatement in 28 days; defendant to pay 6s. costs | |
The Owner | 30 Upper Bedford Place | Soil pipe not ventilated; rain water pipe and scullery waste pipe connected to drain; long hopper pan in basement W.C.; pan closet on top floor water cistern dirty; premises dirty; sash line broken; drain not ventilated | Order for abatement in 28 days; defendant to pay 6s. costs | ||
April 16 | Henry Hanson | No 9 Sardinia Place | Defective traps to drain; drain not ventilated; no door to W.C. and improper pan and dirty; dustbin dilapidated; basement dirty | Order for abatement in 14 days; defendant to pay 6s. costs | |
" | Henry Hanson | 11 Sardinia Place | Basement dirty and not paved; improper dustbin; W.C. improper pan and dirty flooring and stairs broken; accumulation of rubbish in area and area not drained; drain not ventilated | Order for abatement in 14 days; defendant to pay 6s. costs | |
" | Do. | 41, Great Wild Street | Soil pipe defective; W.C. dirty: accumulation in basement; no traps to drain | Do. | |
May 2 | Do. | 13, Sardinia Place | Improper pan and no water supply to same; yard paving defective and walls dirty; first floor back room overcrowded; top floor duty; accumulation in area; area not drained; drain not ventilated | Summons dismissed | |
" | William Wells | 49, Red Lion Street | Soil pipe of W.C.s on ground floor and basement unventilated; sink wastes in front basement directly connected to drain; cistern in front basement not covered; W.C.s in basement badly lighted | Summons withdrawn; work done | |
„ | Messrs. Johnson and Masters | 8, Beauchamp Street | Flushing pipe defective; connections to W.C. pan | Order for abatement in 14 days; defendant to pay 6s. costs | |
„ | Do. | Do. do. | Insufficient W.C. accommodation | Number of inhabitants reduced; £2 2s. costs paid; summons withdrawn | |
„ | The Owner | 6. Herbrand Street | Drain not ventilated; foul long hopper pan to W.C.; back yard, walls and ceilings of basement and staircase require cleansing and distempering | Order to abate within 7 days ; defendant to pay 6s. costs |