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Southwark 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH, &c., ACTS.
68 summonses were taken out during the year 1914, in respect to
offences, particulars of which are set out below. The following table
shows the number of summonses taken out in each of the several Wards:—
TABLE 61.
| WARDS. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's. | St. Paul's. | St. Peter's. | St. John's. | Trinity. | All Saints' | St. Michael's. | St. Judes. | St. Georges. | Christchuroh. | St. Saviour's. | Houses Let in Lodgings. Miss Wilkinson. | Houses Let in Lodgings. Male Inspectors | Women's Workshops. | Bakehouses. | ||
| N amber of Summonses taken out | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | I | 1 | 1 | 68 |
The above summonses had reference to the following:—
| Ordinary Nuisances | 40 |
| Unsound Pood | 3 |
| Insufficient water supplies on upper floors of tenemented houses (London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907) | 1 |
| Neglecting to cleanse verminous rooms (London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 | 1 |
| Disobedience to Magistrates' orders | 2 |
| Improperly storing or removing fish offal | 11 |
| Improperly depositing or removing horse dung | 3 |
| Carrying on trades or businesses causing offensive effluvia | 3 |
| Premises unfit for human habitation | 1 |
| Contravention of By-law 15. Houses let in lodgings | 3 |
| 68 |
TABLE 62.
These proceedings resulted as follows
| Summonses withdrawn, the Council's requirements having been complied with | 19 |
| Withdrawn, convictions having been obtained against co-defendants | 7 |
| Withdrawn, defendants ceased to carry on business in Southwark | 3 |
| Magistrates' Orders made without penalties | 21 |
| Closing Orders made | 2 |
| Fines inflicted | 10 |
| Summonses adjourned sine die | 2 |
| Service of summons held to be not good | 1 |
| Dismissed with costs against Council | 1 |
| Not heard at end of year | 2 |
| Total | 68 |