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Fulham 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
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by the Vestry. They are but little used, the parish being mainly supplied
by the dead meat trade, and have always been found well kept:—
Situation.
Licensee.
62, Melmoth Place
K. Lowther.
603, Kings Road
H. S. Jones.
61 1, Fulham Road
J. Cragg.
88 and 90, High Street
E. and G. Kingston.
940, Kings Road
Thomas Vaughan.
105, Hammersmith Road
H. Boughton
Cow-Houses. The licenses of the following cow-houses were renewed by the County Council in October, the renewal of the licenses being unopposed:—
| Situation. | Licensee. | Average No. of Cows kept. |
|---|---|---|
| 36, Burlington Road | E. Evans | 3 |
| 2, Haldane Road | W. Pettitt | 20 |
| 28, Vanstone Place | R. Turvey | 2 |
Common Lodging Houses.
There is only one registered common lodging house in the parish,
viz., 541, Kings Road, which is authorised to receive 51 lodgers. Two
houses, viz., 16, Stamford Road and 38, Stamford Road, which were
formerly registered have been removed from the list, as casual lodgers are
not received at them.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
I regret that as yet but little has been done to carry into effect the
bye-laws made by the Vestry under Section 94 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, in respect of houses let in lodgings or occupied by
members of more than one family, as only 24 houses have as yet been
registered. I have on more than one occasion represented to the Vestry the
necessity for enforcing these bye-laws, and have urged that a special