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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
St Olave 1899
Annual report of the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1899
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SANITARY
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on, and work done during the year ending 31st December, 1899.
| Number of Inspections made | 1396 |
| Re-Inspections or visits to works in progress, testing new drains, &c. | 1493 |
| Number of Complaints entered in the complaint book | 3 |
| The above-mentioned nuisances were dealt with as follows: | |
| Number of Intimations served | 670 |
| „ Statutory Notices served under Public Health Act | 215 |
| „ Notices requiring the removal of obnoxious matter, under | |
| Section 35 Public Health Act | 5 |
| „ „ „ 40 „ „ | 6 |
| „ Reports to Board or Committees | 64 |
| No. of letters written | 247 |
| Summonses taken out for non-compliance with Notices under the Public | |
| Health Act | 5 |
| „ „ Bye-laws | 5 |
| The results of the proceedings were as follows: | |
| In respect of Insanitary condition of premises (2 summonses) Withdrawn on payment of cost. | |
| Overcrowded workroom Fined £3 and 2/costs. | |
| Not providing sufficient water closet accomodation. Work done, Summons withdrawn on payment of cost. | |
| For exposing for sale a quantity of fish unfit for the food of man. Summons not served, wrong address given. | |
| Failing to comply with Bye-laws: | |
| In respect of houses let in lodgings (3 summonses) Fined £6, and 6/ costs. | |
| Ditto (1 summons) Withdrawn on payment of cost. | |
| Failing to give notice in respect of alterations to water closet, Withdrawn. | |