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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
Hampstead 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Staff of the Public Health Department.
Clerks.—In October, Mr. C. G. Flaxman, Third Clerk, resigned,
and Mr. J. E. Stone was appointed in his stead.
Clerk-Draughtsman.—In April, Mr. Edmund J. Cooper was appointed
as temporary Clerk-Draughtsman, and his services were
subsequently continued until the end of the year. He has since
been permanently appointed in that capacity.
Dangerous Structures
During the year 9 Dangerous Structures were reported to the
Superintending Architect of the London County Council.
Legal Proceedings.
During the year, legal proceedings have had to be resorted to in
several cases, the details of which I append.
| Ward No. | Date when proceedings ordered. | Date of Hearing. | Court. | Offence. | Result of Hearing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1902. 16th Dec. | 1903 2nd Jan. | Marylebone Police Court | Selling (1) adulte-rated butter, and (2) margarine without label on wrapper | Fined£2 and 12s. 6d. costs on first sum-mons, and 2s. costs on second. |
| 6 | Do. 1903. | Do. | Do. | Do. (1 and 2) | Ditto ditto |
| 7 | 13th Jan. 1902. | 23rd Jan. | Do. | No proper water supply to w.c. | Fined 10s. and 23s. costs. |
| 5 | 2nd Dec. 1903. | 4th Feb. | Hampstead Petty Ses-sional Court | Nuisance- | Summons withdrawn on payment of costs. |
| 5 | 13th Jan. | 13th Feb. | Marylebone Police Court | Non-compliance with Order | Summons dismissed on technical point, with £2 2s. costs. |
| 6 | 27th Jan. | Do. | Do. | Nuisance | Work done ; summons withdrawn on pay-ment of co sts. |
| 5 | 13th Jan. | 4th Mar. | Hampstead Petty Ses-sional Court | Non-compliance with Bye-laws at two premises | Work done; sum-monses withdrawn. |
| 6 | Do. | 27th Mar. | Marylebone Police Court | Nuisance | Work done; summons withdrawn on pay-ment of costs, ,£1 4s. 6d. |
| 4 | 10th Mar. | Do. | Do. | Ballast burning | Fined Z5, and ,£8 8s. costs. |
| 4 | 27th Jan. | 1st Apri | Hampstead Petty Ses-sional Court | Nuisance | Work done. Costs paid summons withdrawn. |