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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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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
During 1905, 99 summonses were taken out against owners of
property and other persons for contraventions of the Public Health Act
and By-Laws made thereunder. The following table shows the number
of summonses taken out in the several Wards:—
| WARDS. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's. | St. Paul's. | St. Peter's. | St. John's. | Trinity. | All Saints' | St. Michael's. | St. Judes. | St. Georges. | Christchurch. | St. Saviour's. | West District. | East District. | Women's Workshops. | ||
| Number of Summonses taken out | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 99 |
These summonses had reference to the following:—
| Ordinary Nuisances | 75 |
| Premises unfit for human habitation (Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890) | 5 |
| Smoke Nuisances | 5 |
| Insufficient water closet accommodation in Workshops, &c. | 5 |
| Unsound Food | 1 |
| Obstructing Inspector | 1 |
| Conveying offal in improper vehicles | 4 |
| Overcrowding | 2 |
| Selling Ice Cream from barrow on which the Vendor's name and address were not exhibited | 1 |
| Total | 99 |
Of these 99 summonses 49 were withdrawn, as follows In 44 cases
the nuisances complained of were abated, in 2 cases the Council's
sewer and not the house drain was found to be in fault, and in three
cases it was shewn that the summonses had been issued against a
company instead of against an individual member of the same. Of the
remaining 50 summonses, 5 were superseded by others taken out under
the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890. Magistrates' orders were
made in 10 cases, without penalties. Pines were inflicted in 26 cases.
7 summonses were dismissed and 2 were adjourned sine die.