Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Police Court Proceedings.
| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Attendance at Police Court. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36, Eastward Street | W.C. soil pan and drains choked. Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 12. | 6th February | "Abatement order" forthwith, 25/- costs. | Mr. Langley. |
| 38, Eastward Street | As above | 6th February | As above | Mr. Langley. |
| 36, Eastward Street | Failing to comply with the provisions of the magistrates' order of the 6th February. Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | 14th February | £4 penalty, £1 costs | Mr. Langley. |
| 38, Eastward Street | As above | 14th February | 4/- penalty, 2/- costs | Mr. Langley. |
| Charles Webster, Ltd. | Smoke nuisance. Using a locomotive in St. Leonard's Road which did not consume as far as practicable its own smoke. Highways and Locomotives Acts. | 22nd February adjourned to 2nd March. | 40/- penalty, 44/- costs | Mr. Langley. |
| London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co. | Smoke nuisance. Using a locomotive steam engine, "Victoria," which did not consume as far as practicable its own smoke. Highways and Locomotives Acts. | 22nd February | 40/- penalty, 23/- costs | Mr. Langley. |
| London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Co. | As above. Steam engine, "Mark Lane " | 22nd February | 40/- penalty, 23/- costs | Mr. Langley. |
| 84, St. Stephen's Road | Defective drains. Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 22nd March | "Abatement order" 21 days, 4/-costs. | Mr. Boyce. |
| 18, Chrisp Street | Failing to comply with notice dated 27th March under Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Premises without proper water supply. | 9th April | No appearance, warrant issued, 20/- penalty, 30/- costs. | Mr. Johnson. |
| 53, Campbell Road | Defective drains. Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 20th April | "Abatement order" 7 days, 25/-costs. | Mr. Langley. |
| 138, Bow Road | Failing to comply with notice dated 10th April under Section 85 of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855, viz., to forthwith cleanse, alter and amend defective drains. Summoned under Section 64 of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1862. | 11th May adjourned to 25th May. | Summons dismissed without costs. Magistrate held main conduit was a " sewer," | Mr. Langley. |