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Fulham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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79
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1928, Section 28.
Aged or Infirm or Physically Incapacitated Persons living under
Insanitary Conditions. Three persons were removed to the Fulham Institution
during the year 1934 under Magistrates' Orders, which were obtained by the
Medical Officer of Health at West London Police Court. Thirty-one persons
were removed voluntarily to hospitals or institutions and seventy-two were
kept under observation or supervision during the year. The inspections of
premises occupied by persons coming under Section 28 and allied cases are
carried out, as a rule, by the Woman Sanitary Inspector, and special cases are
dealt with in addition by the Medical Officer of Health.
The duties in connection with the supervision of these persons demand
much tact and sympathetic handling.
| Offence. | Result. | Penalty. | Costs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selling milk without being registered | Fined | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||
| Nuisance— 114, Sherbrooke Road | Adjourned sine die— nuisance abated | — | — | ||||
| Nuisance— 20, Rostrevor Road | Adjourned sine die— work in hand | — | — | ||||
| Drainage work— 114, Sherbrooke Road | Adjourned sine die— work in hand | — | — | ||||
| Failing to give notice of drainage works— 25, Basuto Road | Fined | 10 | 0 | — | |||
| Unlawfully carrying out drainage works— 25, Basuto Road. | Fined | 10 | 0 | — | |||
| Failing to comply with drainage order— 4, Anselm Road | Fined | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Failing to comply with drainage order— 42, Walham Grove | Fined | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Failing to provide dustbin— 198, Munster Road | Adjourned sine die— dustbin provided | — | — | ||||
| Dog nuisance | Fined | 2 | 6 | — | |||
| Dog nuisance | Fined | 5 | 0 | — | |||
In addition to the above cases, proceedings were instituted during the
year under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, particulars of which
will be found on page 61.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The accommodation detailed in the report of 1930 (except for the addition
of the Putney Bridge Conveniences), and the general arrangements for
the control of the conveniences in the borough have remained unchanged.
The new convenience (for males and females) at Putney Bridge was
opened at Easter, 1934.