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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 1918
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1918
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Prosecutions under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during the year 1918.
| Address. | Complaint. | Magistrate's Decision. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| 171, Lower Clapton Road. | Walls damp, roof leaky. | Withdrawn. (Work done.) | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4, Wardle Street | Roof and gutters defective. | „ „ | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 156, Morning Lane | General insanitary condition. | „ „ | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 57, Berger Road | Roof defective | „ „ | — | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 65, Wallis Road | Defective rain water pipe and roof. House damp. | Order to abate in 21 days. | - | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 33, Felstead Street | Roof defective and rooms dirty. | Order to abate in 14 days. | — | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 11, Sylvester Road | General insanitary condition. | Order to abate in 21 days. | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38, De Beauvoir Sq. | Roof defective; rooms dilapidated. | Withdrawn. (Work done.) | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18, Banister Street | Dust bin defective. | „ „ | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 29, Essex Street | Rooms dirty and dilapidated. | „ „ | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 134, Lansdowne Rd. | Roof defective | „ „ | — | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2, Walsingham Road | W.C. and roof defective. | „ „ | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 425, Wick Road | Rooms dirty and dilapidated. | Order to abate in 14 days. | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 44, Areola Street | Defective drain | Order to abate in one month. | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 19, Berger Road | W.C. defective; no dust bin. | Withdrawn. (Work done.) | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 21, „ „ | No dust bin | Withdrawn. (Dust bin provided. | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 23, „ „ | W.C. defective; no dust bin. | Order to abate in 7 days. | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 37, Felstead Street | General dilapidation. | Order to abate in 14 days. | — | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 39, „ „ | Roof and dust bin defective. | „ „ | — | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 24, London Road | Leaky roofs | Order to abate in 7 days. | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 31, Navarino Road | Area drain choked; roof and eaves gutters defective. | Withdrawn. (Work done.) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 104, Shrubl and Rd. | House without water supply. | Withdrawn. Water supply reinstated | — | — | ||||
| 35, Felstead Street | Scullery sink without waste pipe; Passage walls and ceiling dilapidated. | Withdrawn. (Work done.) | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||
| 24, London Road | Non-compliance with Magistrate's Order. | Fined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 0 | ||
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