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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
Mile End 1893
Annual report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1893
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PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.- Contnued.
| Situation of Premises. | Nature of Complaint. | Intimation of Nuisance sent to Owner. | Order of Vestry to abate nuisance served on owner. | Date of Summons taken out at Police Court. | Result. | Name of Inspector. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30, New Road | Workshop overcrowded. | Jan. 31/93. | April 5/93. | May 25/93. | Order to abate nuisance and pay a fine of £3. | J. Twaits. |
| 7, Philpot Street | Dust-bin without cover, waste-pipe sink connected to drain, rain-water pipe connected to drain, yard gully improperly trapped, front area gully improperly trapped, W.C.pan defective, house dirty. | April 11/93. | April 19/93. | June 16/93. | Order to abate nuisance within 14 days. | „ |
| 9, „ | Rain-water pipe connected to drain, waste-pipe connected, yard gully improperly trapped, yeard to W.C., no proper ashpit, front area without proper paving or drainage. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 49, Harford st | Yard gully improperly trapped, yard paving defective, walls damp, roof and guttering defective, waste-pipe of sink in direct communication with the drain, back room and kitchen ground floor dirty, stable without a proper receptacle for dung. | July 19/93. | July 26/93. | Sept. 28/93. | Work completed, summons withdrawn. | F.H. Lyon. |
| 42,Shandy Street | Yard improperly paved, yard gully improperly trapped, house dirty and dilapidated, no proper ashpit. | July 5/93. | „ | „ | Order to abate nuisance within 14 days. | „ |
| 19, Lindley Street | Drain defective, W.C. choked. | Sept. 19/93. | Sept. 27/93. | Oct. 13/93. | Order to close house Within 7 days. | J. Twaits. |
| 91, Oxford Street | Part of house dirty, yard improperly paved, rain-water pipe defective, drains defective. | „ | „ | „ | Order to abate nuisance within 7 days. | „ |
| 5, Hawkins Street | Yard paving defective, sink waste connected to drain. | July 26/93. | Oct. 11/93. | Nov. 3/93. | Order to abate nuisance within 14 days. | „ |
| 7, „ | Yard paving defective, drain in yard untrapped, rain-water pipe connected to drain. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 9, „ | Yard improperly paved, no proper ashpit, defective guttering and rain-water pipe causing dampness. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 38, West Street | House dirty and dilapidated, gully in washhouse improperly trapped, no water to W.C. | July 19/93. | Sept. 27/93. | Oct. 17/93. | ditto | F.H.Lyon. |
| 64, „ | The W.C. defective, the yard improperly paved, house dirty and dilapidated, no proper ashpit. | „ | „ | „ | Work done,summons withdrawn. | „ |
| 103, „ | The front room dirty and dilapidated, the W.C. filthy and defective, the yard improperly paved | July 22/93. | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 21, Alma Road | Top floor of house dirty, yard improperly paved, W.C. dilapidated and dirty. | July 18/93. | Aug. 9/93. | Nov. 3/93. | ditto | C. Cox. |
| 22, „ | Top floor of house dirty, yard improperly paved, W.C. dilapidated and dirty. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 1, Salisbury Street | House dirty, yard gully improperly trapped, no proper ashpit, cistern foul. | Aug. 1/93. | Sept. 27/93. | „ | ditto | „ |
| 3, „ | House dirty, yard gully improperly trapped, no proper ashpit, cistern foul. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 8, „ | House dirty, no proper ashpit, cistern foul. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 9, „ | House dirty, yard gully improperly trapped, no proper ashpit, cistern foul. | „ | „ | „ | ditto | „ |
| 13, Nicholas St. | Improper repair of drain. | I | Builder fined £5 or in default of distress 14 days imprisonment. | F.H. Lyon. |