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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
Lambeth 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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| Offence. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s | d. | |
| Brought forward | 81 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| On 5th November, a summons was heard before Mr. Garrett, at the South Western Police Court, against the owner, owing to a complaint from ten inhabitants of Lambeth re effluvia from the Down Farm Stables, Knight's Hill Road, West Norwood. Action was taken under Section 21 Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the Vestry's officers proving the nuisance. Waggon was to be provided as suggested by the Medical Officer. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| On 16th November, four summonses were heard before Mr. Sheil, at Westminster Police Court, | ||||||
| (a) Against the occupier, for non-compliance with Magistrate's Order prohibiting use of dwelling-house at 378, Kennington Road, owing to there being no water supply. Magistrate declined to inflict any penalty and dismissed the Summons. | ||||||
| (b) Against the occupier for exposing for sale, at 46, Wake Street Lambeth Walk, certain animals, viz.:-six rabbits intended for the food of man which were unsound, unwholesome, and unfit for the food of man. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| (c) Against the occupier at 63, Paradise Street, exposing for sale certain articles intended for the food of man, viz. about five bushels of apples which were unsound, unwholesome, and unfit for the food of man. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| (d) Against the owner of 30, Prince's Road for non-compliance with notice of Vestry to make the premises, 30, Prince's Road, fit for human habitation. Premises ordered to be closed. | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| On 12th December, ten adjourned summonses were heard before Mr. Hopkins, at Lambeth Police Court, against Mr. H.H. Boyer, Secretary to the South London Electric Supply Corporation, Limited, Bengeworth Road, for non-compliance with Notices of Vestry, to wit: A chimney (not being the chimney of a private dwelling-house) did, on the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of November last send forth black smoke in such quantity as to be a nuisance. | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| On 7th December a summons was before Mr. Shiel, at Westminster Police Court, against the occupier, for non-compliance with Magistrate's Order to provide a water supply at No. 378, Kennington Road. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 185 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |