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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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| Address. | C-m plaint. | Maoist ate's Decision. |
|---|---|---|
| 278, Green lanes | No water to top W.C., soil pipes defective,inefficient flush to W.C., in basement, no inlets to drain, walls of basement damp. | Withdrawn, work completed |
| 9, Retreat place | Disobeying magistrate's order | |
| 7, Alice place, Berger road | Insanitary condition | 6s. costs. |
| 138, Millfields road | Insanitary condition | Order to do the work within 14 days |
| I, Foulden mews | Choked drains,no paving,&c. | Order to do work forthwith |
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| 9, Retreat place | Non compliance with magistrate's order | Fined £5 and costs |
| 18, Poole road | Defective drains, &c. | Order to do the work within 10 days and imposed 8/-costs |
| 79, Hertford road | „ „ | Withdrawn, work completed |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, Blackshaw place | „ „ | Withdrawn, work completed |
| Workshop rear of 81, Hertford road | „ „ | Withdrawn, work completed |
| 15, Southgate road | „ „ | Withdrawn, work completed |
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
BYE-LAWS.
Made by the Board of Works for the Hackney District, being the
Sanitary Authority for the said District, for the
PREVENTION OF NUISANCES.
interpretation of terms.
1. Throughout these bye-laws the expression "the Sanitary
Authority" means the Roard of Works for the Hackney District.
For the Prevention of Nuisances arising from any Snow,
Ice, Salt, Dust, Asiies, Rubbish, Offal, Carrion, Fish, or
Filth, or other Matter or Thing in any Street.
Snow, Ice,
Salt, &c
in Streets.
2. The occupier of any premises fronting, adjoining, or abutting
on any street not repairable by the inhabitants at large shall, as soon
as conveniently may be after the cessation of any fall of snow, remove