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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
Hammersmith 1894
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Parish of Hammersmith for the year ending December 29th, 1894.
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The following is a list of the premises in reference to
which summonses were issued with a statement as to the
nature of the complaint and the result of the proceedings:
TABLE VI.
| Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Mills, Oil Mill Lane | Nuisance from smoke | Defendant fined £5, and order made to abate the nuisance in 21 days. |
| 1, Gates Cottages | Premises unfit for occupation from dampness, &c. | The warrant officer reported to the Magistrate on the hearing day that the defendant was not in a state of mind to understand the nature of the summons. The son of the defendant appeared and stated that the premises were unoccupied, and he would undertake that they should not be again let until therequirements of the Vestry were complied with. The Magistrate adjourned the summons sine die. |
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
During last year your Vestry removed four dead bodies
of persons who had died from infectious diseases to the
mortuary at the Wharf, Chancellor's. There were 135.
bodies brought to the Mortuary by order of the Coroner
or the Police, 33 of these were taken from the West
London Hospital, and included 16 parishioners and 17
non-parishioners.
PUBLIC NUISANCES.
During last year I brought before your Sanitary Committee
complaints received by me in reference to the
following alleged public nuisances:—
I. Insanitary condition of the roadway of Heath Place,
Uxbridge Eoad.
II. Nuisance from smoke from stable at the rear of 172,
King Street.