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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
Battersea 1923
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings in connection with nuisances were taken
by the Council in 11 cases during 1923. Particulars with regard
to each case are set out below.
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
| Nature of Offence. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|
| Nuisance at No. 11 Knox Road | Nuisance having been abated, defendant ordered to pay £1 ls.Od. costs |
| Exposure without proper precautions in public street while suffering from Scarlet Fever | Fined £2 2s. 0d. |
| Want of paving to forecourts of 20 and 22 Verona Street | Paving having been done and costs 10/- paid, summonses withdrawn. |
| Nuisance at 32 Harbut Road | Nuisance having been abated and costs 14/6 paid, summonses withdrawn. |
| A number of dogs kept on premises, 49 John Street, in such manner as to be a nuisance | Order to abate nuisance within 7 days, with 7/- costs. |
| Stable at rear of 146 Lavender Road used for sleeping purposes | Order prohibiting use for sleeping purposes to be obeyed within 14 days. |
| Shed at rear of 146 Lavender Road used for human habitation and in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to health | Closing Order. |
| Nuisance from black smoke | Defendants undertaking to use their best endeavours to prevent a nuisance in future, and paying £3 3s. Od. costs, summonses withdrawn. |
| Do. | Defendants undertaking to use their best endeavours to prevent a nuisance, and to pay £7 7s. Od. costs, summonses withdrawn. |
| Nuisance at 109 Wickersley Road | Order for abatement in 7 days with 11/- costs. |
| Nuisance at 112 Wycliffe^Road | The like ordei in 14 days with 8/-costs. Order not having been complied with, further hearing adjourned sine die to enable the Council to enter and abate nuisance. |