Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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. | |
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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 | Laundry, 3, Church-street | Noxious & offensive fumes from business | Summons withdrawn upon completion of works | ...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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