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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
Hammersmith 1902
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1902
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SUMMONSES.
| Situation of Premises. | Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|
| Central London Railway Co., 9 Summonses | Nuisance from black smoke | Fined £5 in each case and £10 10s. costs |
| No. 1, Theresa Terrace | Failure to comply with notice to abate a nuisance | Fined £5 and order made to abate the nuisance |
| No. 3, Theresa Terrace | ditto | Fined £5 and order made to abate the nuisance |
| Hope House grounds, Askew Road | Failure to comply with a notice | This summons was withdrawn upon the Solicitor for the defendants paying £1 1s. costs |
| No. 51, Melrose gardens | Failure to comply with a notice to amend drain | Fine £2. Notice of appeal given |
| London & North-Western Co.' s Laundry, Willes-den J unction, 3 Summonses | Nuisance from black smoke | Fined £5 in each case with 6s. costs |
| Glen Laundry, Starch Green. 7 Summonses | Nuisance from black smoke | Fined £2 in each case and 14s. costs |
| London Co-operative Laundry, Blythe Rd., 5 Summonses | Nuisance from black smoke | Fined £10 on first summons and £3 in each of the other 4 summonses with 10s. costs |
| 376, Uxbridge Road | Failure to comply with a notice to abate a nuisance | Order made for the work to be done in 14 days |
| 376, Uxbridge Road | Failure to provide a receptacle for the house refuse | Fined £1 |
The total fines amounted to £107. The costs ordered amounted
to £13 1s.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
During last year your Council removed to the
mortuary at Fulham Palace Road 3 bodies of persons
who had died of infectious disease. There were also 210
bodies brought to the mortuary by order of the Coroner
or the Police; 25 of these were taken from the West
London Hospital.
PUBLIC NUISANCES.
During last year I had occasion to bring before
your Public Health Committee complaints in reference
to alleged Public Nuisances at the following premises:—