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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
Southwark 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Defendant. | Cause of Proceedings. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| — Levy | Neglecting to remedy defective roof at 4, Elsted street | Summons withdrawn, notice complied with |
| Edwin Bell | Neglecting to cleanse foul passage at rear of 47 to 53, Old Kent road | Ordered to abate nuisance and prevent recurrence of same, with 5/- costs |
| Green Brothers | Neglecting to provide manhole cover at 36, Stamford street | Summons withdrawn, notice complied with |
| Stimson & Sons | Neglecting to remedy defective branch drain at 25, Pardoner street | This summons was withdrawn, as it was found to be a combined system of drainage |
| Constantine Hedger | Neglecting to remedy insanitary conditions at 115, London road | Summons withdrawn, notice complied with |
| — Abrams | Neglecting to remedy defective drain at 119, London road | Summons not served, wrong address |
| Stimson & Sons | Neglecting to remedy defective drains at 2 and 8, Milton terrace | Summonses withdrawn, notices complied with |
| John Watkinson | Exposing for sale on a stall in Walworth road, unsound mushrooms | Fined 20/- and 4/- costs |
| Lindsay Young, Secretary to the Metropolitan Industrial Dwellings Co., Ltd. | Neglecting to remedy defective drains at Pon-sonby buildings | Counsel for the defendants stated that water testing had damaged the drain and made it leak, and Dr. Wynter Blyth, Medical Officer of Health for Marylebone, giving evidence on behalf of the defendants, said there was no nuisance. The summonses were accordingly dismissed, with £10 12s. costs against the Council (see report of this case page 88) |