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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

Hackney 1893

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1893

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Table: Record of Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act,1891,during the year1893.

Record of Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act,1891,during the year1893.

Address.Complaint.Magistrate's Decision.
9, High road, ClaptonDisobedien6e SummonsWithdrawn (defendant gone)
Vacant land in Dalston laneVans as dwellings, no watersupply, &c.Withdrawn (vans removed)
Hertford Wharf, Hertford roadSmells from burning refuseDismissed with £2 2s. costs against the Board
30, Charnock roadRecover penaltiesAdjourned (water to be put on)
23, Cawley roadDefective drainsWithdrawn, work completed
21, Lordship roadYard paving of stable defective, etc.Order to do work in 14 days
1, Lordship terraceNo water to water-closets, etc.Order to do work in 14 days
Waste ground between Gainsboro' road and Daintry streetSheds and stagnant pools of water, &cWithdrawn, work completed
Union Wharf, Hertford roadNo closet accomodation or pavingOrdered to complete work within 28 days
31, Frarapton Park roadDefective drains, sink connected, &c.Withdrawn, work completed
123, Shakespeare roadHouse in a dirty condition, etc.Adjourned
3, 7, 8, Tranby placeInsanitary condition of housesOrder to close premises and do the necessary work within six weeks
56, Springdale roadFoul container closet and D trap, sink waste pipe and stack pipe connected to drain, inHufficient water supply. &c.Order to do work within seven days and to pay 6/- costs
White Hart, Hackney MarshesFoul offensive privy cesspoolWork to be done within 21 days
45, Sandford terraceDefective drains, yard and closet unpavedWithdrawn, work completed
23, Arthur streetWhole house dirty and dilapidated, yard defective, &c.Work to be done, 6/- costs
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9, Knebworth roadInsanitary conditionOrder to do work within 14 days, 10/- costs
65, Downs roadContainer closetsSummons withdrawn
9, Retreat placeNo dust bin, basement dampWork to be done in 7 days
420, Kingsland roadNo water supplyWithdrawn, water restored
42, Cadogan terraceDefective drainsWithdrawn (work done)
28, Buckingham roadDefective drainsAdjournment 14 days (withdrawn)
15, Boston villasFoul pan container, D trap soil pipe not ventilated, stack pipe and bath waste pipes connected, gutters defectiveWithdrawn, work completed