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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
Clerkenwell 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97
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38 summonses were taken out, viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 under Public Health Act, fines and costs inflicted | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 19 under Sale of Food and Drugs Act, ditto | 20 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | £41 | 13 | 0 |
79 defective water apparatus to closets remedied.
36 leaky roofs repaired.
15 sink wastes disconnected from drain.
21 defective stack-pipes remedied.
85 defective w.c.'s remedied.
60 choked w.c.'s unstopped.
8 water supplies to houses.
2 broken water service pipes repaired.
8 water supplies to closets provided.
18 illegal occupations of kitchens abated.
2 five-holed stones abolished.
12 choked sink wastes and gulleys unstopped.
60 dilapidated floorings, windows and ceilings repaired.
21 workshops limewhited and cleansed.
In December several changes in the working of the Public
Health department were suggested and discussed, but as they
had not passed beyond this stage at the close of the year their
further description has been left to a succeeding report.
I have the honour to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN GLAISTER, M.D., D.P.H.