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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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Summary Proceedings.—During the year Summonses have been issued at the instance of the Vestry and heard by the Magistrate at the Clerkenwell Police Court in respect of the following offences:—
| No. of Summonses issued. | Offences charged. | Convictions. | Dismissals. | Penalties and Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 2 | Neglecting to unstop and amend drain | l | 1 wthdn. | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Neglecting to repair defective w.c. | l | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Defective drains | ||||||
| 9 | Neglecting to provide sufficient w.c. accommodation | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4 | Constructing w.c.contrary to bye-laws | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3 | Neglecting to pay costs incurred in removing refuse from house | 2 | 1 wthdn. | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Failing to repair defective paving | 3 | 1 wthdn. | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Failing to supply a water supply to w.c. | 2 | 1 dismsd. | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Failing to alter and amend defective soilpipes | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1 | Neglecting to provide dustbin | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ditto to make houses habitable | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |
| 4 | Exposing margarine for sale unlabelled | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Selling margarine in an unstamped paper | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| 49 | Adulterated articles | 44 | 3 wtdwn. 2 dismsd. | 46 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Failing to abate a nuisance | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1 | Neglecting to cleanse cistern | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1 | Allowing a kitchen to be illegally occupied | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | Exposing child in public place whilst suffering from infectious disease . | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1 | Keeping fowls in basement in an insanitary condition | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1 | Conveying offensive matter through the streets in prohibited hours | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | Obstructing thoroughfare | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1 | Placing goods on footway | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Depositing goods on carriageway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Depositing refuse on public way | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 105 | 95 | 10 | 114 | 13 | 0 | |