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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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| Nature of Offence or Claim. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936, (contd.). | |
| Failing to give notice of intention to carry out drainage work at No. 156 Lavender Hill. | Fined £2 with the alternative of one day's imprisonment. |
| Failing to carry up a main waste-pipe at No. 156 Lavender Hill so as to afford a safe outlet for foul air. | The like. |
| Failing to ventilate the trap to a sink at No. 156 Lavender Hill so as to preserve its seal. | The like. (The above sentences to run concurrently.) |
| Constructing a main waste-pipe at No. 156 Lavender Hill so as to discharge into a hopper-head contrary to the by-laws. | Summons withdrawn. |
| Failure to comply with a notice under the Act to abate a nuisance at No. 36 Sarsfeld Road. | The notice having been complied with before hearing, summons dismissed. 10s. 6d. costs ordered to be paid to the Council. |
| The like at No. 15 Orville Road. | Order made to abate the nuisance in 28 days. |
| The like at No. 17 Orville Road. | The notice having been complied with before hearing, summons dismissed. 10s. 6d. costs ordered to be paid to the Council. |
| The like at No. 110 Winstanley Road. | The notice having been complied with before hearing, summons withdrawn. |
| The like at No. 94 Beaufoy Road. | Order made to abate the nuisance in 28 days. |
| Failure to comply with a notice under the By-laws in respect of defective w.c. pan and trap at No. 15 Orville Road. | Fined £2. |
| The like at No. 94 Beaufoy Road. | Fined £2. |
| Failure to comply with a notice under the Act to abate a nuisance at No. 89 Surrey Lane. | The notice having been complied with before hearing, summons dismissed. 10s. 6d. costs ordered to be paid to the Council. |
| The like at No. 68 Rawson Street. | Order made to abate the nuisance in 14 days. |
| The like at No. 137 Meyrick Road. | The notice having been complied with before hearing, summonses withdrawn. |