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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
Fulham 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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| Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| James Beales, 64, Archel road | Ditto | Fined 10s. |
| James Beales, 64, Archel road | Ditto | Fined 10s. |
| G. Nixey, 24, New Kings road | Failing to comply with the Vestry's notice to fix an intercepting trap in the drain of 20, Grove avenue | Dismissed |
| Owner, 129, Fulham Palace road | Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance | Order to abate nuisance within 28 days and fined £2 |
| Owner, 40, Brecon road | Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance | Order to abate nuisance within 21 days, £1 costs |
| Owner, 42, Brecon road | Premises in such a state as to be a nuisance | Order to abate nuisance within 21 days |
The fines and costs imposed amounted to £42 is., while the Vestry had
to pay £2 2s. costs in one case.
The summons against the owner of 75, Burnthwaite Road for failing to
comply with the Vestry's notice to relay the drains of that house was dismissed
by the justices on the ground that it was not proved to their
satisfaction that the drain in question was a nuisance. But I subsequently
met the owner and had the drains exposed in his presence, when its undoubtedly
defective condition was clearly shown and consequently he
reconstructed the drains in accordance with the regulations of the Vestry.
The summons against the owner of 20, Grove Avenue for failing to
comply with an order of the Vestry made under Section 85 of the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 1855, requiring him to disconnect the drain of
20, Grove Avenue from the sewer by means of an efficient syphon trap was
dismissed on the ground that the Vestry had no power to order a structural
alteration to the drains of an old house.