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Whitechapel 1894

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.
1894
7, Cox SquareWorkshop not properly ventilated. Walls and ceilings of workshop, staircase and landing dirty and dilapidated. Closet without water supply and in a filthy state. Drain in yard not properly trappedOct. 15thOrder to abate nuisance within 7 days.
32, Hanbury StreetGutters filled with liquid filth. Insufficient closet accommodation. Walls of staircase broken and dirty„ 22ndHouse ordered to be closed forthwith.
5 and 7 Cox SquareFailing to comply with the abatement orders made by the Magistrate on 15th OctoberNov. 15thFined £5 and 2s. costs.
Wentworth StreetExposing for sale a quantity of gurnets unfit for human food„ 22ndFined £5 and 2s. costs. In default of distress one month's imprisonment.
11, Hanbury StreetFirst floor back room overcrowded and indecently occupiedDec. 6thRoom ordered to be closed forthwith.
No. 2 Block Davis Mansions' New Goulston StreetFor permitting to be occupied several tenements as dwellings without the certificate as to water supply as provided by Section 48 of the Act„ 18thFined £1 and 2s. costs.
8, Duncan StreetWalls and ceiling of workshop dirty. Roof of workshop defective. Workshop without sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accommodation for the females employed therein„ 18thWork done. Summons withdrawn.
9, Duncan StreetWalls and ceiling of workshop dirty. Roof of workshop defective. Workshop is without sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accommodation for the females employed therein„ 18thWork done. Summons withdrawn.