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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SMOKE NUISANCES.
The undermentioned are premises in regard to which more than one complaint received:—
| Premises. | No. of days on which nuisances were observed. |
|---|---|
| City of London Electric Lighting Company's Works, Bankside | 36 |
| Thames Grain Drying Wharf, Upper Ground street | 9 |
| Messrs. Younghusband, Barnes & Co.'s premises, Commercial road | 4 |
| Council's Electricity Station, Penrose street | 2 |
| Messrs. Barclay, Perkins & Company's Brewery, Park street | 2 |
TABLE 49.
Showing the number of observations, &c., in regard to smoke nuisances made by the several Ward Inspectors during 1908.
| St. Mary's Ward. | St. Paul's Ward. | St. Peter'9 Ward. | St. John's Ward. | Trinity Ward. | All Saints' Ward. | St. Michael's Ward. | St. Jude's Ward. | St. George's Ward. | Christchurch Ward. | St. Saviour's Ward. | Total for Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of observations made by the inspectors | 5 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 209 | 362 |
| Number of nuisances observed | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33 |
| No. of Intimation Notices served | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1G |
| No. of Statutory Notices served | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| No. of Summonses taken out | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |