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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
Westminster 1899
Annual report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the united Parishes of St. Margaret & St. John, Westminster for the year 1899.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Inspector Kirk. The following summonses have been taken out by order of the Public Health Committee, the tabulated statement herewith showing the result of the proceedings.
| Act of Parliament under which proceedings were taken. | Situation of Premises. | Offence. | Result. | Fine. | | Costs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health (Loudon) Act, 1891 | Billiard Table Works, Great Peter-street | Smoke nuisance | Vestry's action upheld | £5 | 10/- | |
| Do. do. | Electric Light Works, Mill-bank-street | ... | Do. | £10 | 2/- | |
| Do. do. | Laundry, 3, Church-street | Noxious & offensive fumes from business | Summons withdrawn upon completion of works | ... | 7/6 | |
| Do. do. | 48, Tufton street | Defective roof | Do. | ... | 7/6 | |
| Do. do. | 2, Romney-street | Overcrowding | Magistrate's abatement Or-1 er made | ... | 6/- | |
| Public Health Act (Bye-laws for), Houses let in lodgings | 24, 44, 46, | Romney-st. | Dirty condition of premises throughout | Vestry's action upheld | £9 | 6/- |
| Public Health (London)Act, 1891 | 37, Tufton-street | Overcrowding | Magistrate's Order made | Nil. | Nil. | |
| L.C.C. Bye-laws | 52, Millbank-st. | Constructing w.c. without notice to clerk to sanitary authority | Vestry's action upheld | 5/- | 2/- | |
| Public Health (London)Act, 1891 | Electric Light Works, Mill-bank-street | Black sinoke nuisance | Do. | £20 | £1 1 /- | |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (L.C.C. Bye-laws) | 2, Cowley-street | Failing to give notice in writing to fclcrk of intention to fix new w.c. and soil pipe | Do. | £1 | 2/- | |
| Sale of Food & Drugs Act | 79, Tufton-street | Selling coffee adulterated with 60 per cent, chicory | Do. | £1 | 12/6 | |
| Do. do. | 50, Great Peter-street | Selling coffee adulterated with 50 per cent, chicory | Do. | £1 | £1 | |
| Total | £47 5s. | £4 16/6 | ||||
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