London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1897
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1897
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" 'black smoke in such quantity as to be a
" 'nuisance shall be liable to be dealt with
" 'summarily under this Act, and the pro"
'visions of this Act relating to those
" 'nuisances shall apply accordingly.' "
"Proceedings have already been instituted
against offenders, and penalties imposed under
the above Act."