Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1894 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the eleventh annual report
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Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | Date of hearing of Summons. | Result. |
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1894 | |||
7, Ely Place | Workshop overcrowded | June 18th | Fined £1 and 3s. costs. |
9, Shepherd Street | Workshop without sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accommodation for the females employed therein | „ 18th | Work done. Summons withdrawn, 3s. costs, paid. |
Old Montague Street | Exposing for sale a quantity of cherries unfit for human food | July 5th | Fined .£1 and 10s. costs. In default of distress 10 days' imprisonment. |
Wentworth Street | Exposing for sale a quantity of cherries unfit for human food | „ 5th | Fined £1 and 10s. costs. In default of distress 10 days' imprisonment. |
Spitalfield's Market | Selling to another person 60 baskets of cherries unfit for human food | „ 16th | Summons dismissed. Insufficient evidence. |
Wentworth Street | Exposing for sale 46 baskets of cherries unfit for human food | „ 16th | Summons dismissed. Insufficient evidence. |
Wentworth Street | Exposing for sale ½ box of oranges unfit for human food | „ 16th | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
Wentworth Street | Exposing for sale ½ box of oranges unfit for human food | „ 16th | No fine, to pay 2s. costs only. |
9, Gun Street | The keeping of live fowls in the house and in the yard | Sept. 13th | Abatement and prohibition orders made. To pay £1 1s. costs. |
15, Bell Lane | The keeping of live fowls in yard and shed | „ 13th | Prohibition order made. To pay 3s. costs. |
2, Fisher's Alley | The keeping of live fowls in yard | 13th | Abatement and prohibition orders made. To pay £1 1s. costs. |
5, Cox Square | Workshops without sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accommodation for the females employed therein and not properly ventilated. Roof of house defective. Walls and ceilings of staircase dirty and dilapidated. Closet without water supply and in a filthy state. Drain in yard not properly trapped. | October 15th | Order to abate nuisance within 7 days. |