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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
Southwark 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SMOKE NUISANCES.
The undermentioned premises are those in relation to which more than one complaint was made:—
| Premises. | Complaints received. |
|---|---|
| City of London Electric Lighting Company's Works, Bankside | 17 |
| Guarantee Incandescent Mantle Company's premises, Adam street | 3 |
| Messrs. Hamlyn & Co., Thames Grain Drying Wharf, Upper Ground street | 2 |
| Hoe & Co.'s Factory, Borough road | 2 |
| Southwark Council's Electric Lighting Station, Penrose street | 3 |
In regard to the nuisances from black smoke observed by the Council's
Inspectors summonses were taken out in five instances, the particulars of
which are as follow:—
Messrs. Hoe & Co., Borough road, fined £5, and 2/- costs.
Messrs. Hamlyn & Co., Thames Grain Drying Wharf, Upper Ground
street, fined £3, and 2/- costs.
The City of London Electric Lighting Company, Ltd., Bankside,
fined £10 and 2/- costs.
Messrs. Barclay Perkins & Co., Ltd., The Brewery, Park street
fined £2, and 2/- costs.
Messrs. Travers & Sons, 54, Bankside, fined £3, and 2/- costs.