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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
Battersea 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings in connection with nuisances, &c., were taken
by the Council in 40 cases during 1932. Particulars with regard
to each case are set out below.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891 and By-Laws made thereunder.
| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|
| Nuisance at No. 5 Orville Road (roof leaks, ground floor passage ceiling holed, &c.). | Order to abate nuisance in fourteen days. £1 Is. costs. |
| Nuisance at No. 6 Orville Road (passage ceiling and staircase ceiling part down, &c.). | The like. |
| Nuisance at No. 7 Orville Road (roof above staircase leaks, w.c. cistern defective, &c.). | The like. |
| Nuisance at No. 13 Orville Road (window frame dilapidated, sash cords broken). | The like. |
| Nuisance at No. 13 Orville Road (roof leaks, slates loose and dangerous, &c.). | The like. |
| Nuisance at No. 15 Orville Road (guttering at front of premises leaky, &c.). | The like. |
| Nuisance arising from accumulation of rubbish in yard and sheds at rear of 36 Plough Road. | Fined £1. |
| Nuisance at 4 Everett Street, viz., defective treads to stairs and dirty ceilings and walls of two rooms. | Nuisance having been abated, summons withdrawn on payment of £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| Nuisance at 9, Orville Road, viz., water service pipe over top floor back addition room leaking, causing dampness. | The like. |
| Nuisance arising from accumulation of rubbish in yard and sheds at rear of 36 Plough Road. | Order to abate nuisance. |
| Nuisance at 135 Speke Road (leaky roofs, defective and damp walls, defective yard paving, &c.). | Nuisance having been abated, Order for £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| Nuisance at 15 Hanbury Road (defec-* tive condition of drains). | Consent Order to abate nuisance in 14 days. Order for £2 2s. Od. costs. |
| Nuisance at 50 Palmerston Street (leaky scullery and w.c. roofs, defective and dangerous ceilings, &c.). | Nuisance having been abated, summons withdrawn on payment of £2 2s. Od. costs. |