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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
City of Westminster 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 1909. | 1909. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanitary Work completed:— | Sanitary Work completed:— | ||
| .Rainwater Pipes:— | Water Supply:— | ||
| Fixed or repaired | 428 | Cisterns defective, abolished | 89 |
| Disconnected from drains | 96 | Taps off main provided | 343 |
| Urinals:— | Pipes repaired | 193 | |
| Constructed | 81 | Dust Bins:— | |
| Repaired or improved | 45 | Provided | 315 |
| Cleansed | 81 | Repaired | 15 |
| Water Supply:— | Fixed, abolished | 62 | |
| Provided | 147 | Stables:— | |
| „ additional in tenement houses | 399 | Drained | 26 |
| Paved | 23 | ||
| Reinstated | 15 | Cleansed | 25 |
| Cisterns fixed | 81 | Dung receptacles provided | 2 |
| ,, cleansed | 247 | Dung accumulations removed | 44 |
| „ covered | 213 | ||
3,316 intimations of nuisances, &c., and 173 statutory notices were
issued ; 2,379 letters were written, and 686 interviews took place at the
Office.
Police court proceedings for failure to comply with Statutory notices were taken with the following results:—
| Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 26, Carnaby Street (tenement house and workshops) | Failure to maintain w.c. in repair- | Fined 40s. and 2s. costs. |
| Do | Absence of proper and sufficient dustbins | 3 s. costs. Order complied with before hearing. |
| 53, South Molton Street (business premises and workshops) | Untrapped sink wastes discharging into trap of w.c.; defective w.c.'s; w.c. supplied direct from drinking water cistern; defective brick drain. Order made by magistrate, 8th December, 1908 | This summons was for failure to comply with magistrate's order. Fined 42s. and 23s. costs. |
| 4, Upper Rupert Street (restaurant and tenements) | W.C. stopped and without water; dirty and dilapidated condition of basement premises used as kitchen | Adjourned sine die on an undertaking to close premises. |
| 91, Page Street (tenements) | Defective condition of roof, &c | Order to abate in 14 days. 10s. costs. |
| 5, Berwick Street (tenement and workshops) | Defective condition of roof; dirty walls, &c. | Order to abate in 14 days. 3s. costs. |
| Do..... | Non-compliance with order | Fined 40s. and 23s. costs. |
| 30, Broad Street (tenement and dining-rooms) | W.C. defective | Work done before hearing. 12s. 6d. costs. |
| 28, Dean Street | Dirty condition of basement, &c. | Ordered to abate in 14 days. 5s. costs. |
| 41, Tufton Street (tenement) | W.C. defective; dirty condition of rooms; defective yard paving, &c. | Work done before hearing. 2s. costs. |
| 9, Lewisham Street (tenements) | Failure to maintain w.c. in proper condition | Fined 40s. |