Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Overcrowding.
Overcrowding was abated in 48 cases without having to take legal
proceedings.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year 90 observations were made, and in 21 cases
where black smoke was emitted in such a quantity as to be a nuisance
notices were served to abate the nuisance.
In two instances it was necessary to take legal proceedings.
Common Lodging House Acts, 1851 and 1853.
The Secretary of State, by a Provisional Order which came into
operation on the 1st November, 1894, transferred to the London
County Council the powers of the Commissioner of Metropolitan
Police in respect of Common Lodging Houses.
Situation of the Common Lodging House. | Author-ized No. of Lod-gers. | Sex of lodgers. M = Men. W= Women. MC= Married Couples. | Date of Approval of premises. | Name and Residence of Licensee. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Street or Place. | Name. | Street or Place. | |||
1 Church-street | 43 | M | 19th March,1887 | Letitia Catherine Longinotto | 13 Wickham-road |
146 Church-street | 39 | M | 26th Feb., 1887 | Letitia Catherine Longinotto | 13 Wickham-road |
35 Baildon-street | 27 | M | 22nd April., 1885 | Sarah Ann Flight | 110 Malpas road |
42 Albury-street | 48 | M | 22nd Sept., 1894 | Ellen McCarthy | 88 Douglas-street |
27 Watergate street | 31 | M | 27th Nov., 1889 | Letitia Catherine Longinotto | 13 Wickham-road |
112 High-street | 101 | M | Barnard Jaffa | 112 High-street | |
112 do. | 80 | W | do. | 112 do. | |
124 Tanner's-hill | 68 | M | 15th Feb. 1897 | James Webster | 38 Wickham road |
Houses Let in Lodgings.
Bylaws relating to houses let in lodgings or occupied by members
of more than one family, have been made by the Council pursuant
to Sec. 94 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 :—
(a) For fixing the number of persons who may occupy a house
or part of a house which is let in lodgings or occupied by
members of more than one family, and for the separation of the
sexes in a house so let or occupied.
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