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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 1910. | 1910. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanitary Work completed:— | Sanitary Work completed:— | ||
| Rainwater Pipes:— | Water Supply:— | ||
| Fixed or repaired | 578 | Cisterns defective,abolished | 101 |
| Disconnected from drains | 128 | Taps off main provided | 454 |
| Urinals:— | Pipes repaired | 160 | |
| Constructed | 192 | Dust Bins :— | |
| Repaired or improved | 68 | Movable, provided | 309 |
| Cleansed | 106 | ,, repaired | 4 |
| Water Supply:— | Fixed, abolished | 7 | |
| Provided | 422 | Stables:— | |
| „ additional in tenement houses | 1,049 | Drained | 28 |
| Paved | 36 | ||
| Reinstated | 38 | Cleansed | 23 |
| Cisterns fixed | 164 | Dung receptacles provide | 12 |
| „ cleansed | 236 | Dung accumulations removed | 191 |
| ,, covered | 236 |
3,295 intimations of nuisances, &c., and 161 statutory notices were
issued; 2,168 letters were written, and 694 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 44, Vauxhall Bridge Road (tenements) | Defective water fittings, the water supply being cut off from upper part of house | Order made to abate nuisance within 14 days. 6s. costs. |
| 11, Eccleston Place (tenements) | Absence of water supply to upper part of house. Absence of external ventilation to w.c. | Withdrawn, on undertaking to close the premises and payment of 21s. costs. |
| 12, Eccleston Place (tenements) | Do | |
| 13, Eccleston Place (tenements) | Do | |
| 14, Eccleston Place (tenements) | Do | |
| 11, Horseferry Road (tenements) | Absence of water supply to upper floors | Adjourned sine die on the undertaking of owner to do the necessary work and payment of costs 5s. Summons against occupier withdrawn. |
| 5, Diadem Court (restaurant and dwelling) | Failure to maintain w.c. in proper condition | Two landlords, each fined 10s. 6d. |
Refusal to admit Inspector.—A magistrate's warrant had to be
obtained before the occupier of rooms in Dufour's Place would admit
the Inspector. The conditions found justified the application.
Drainage, &c.
Plans.—570 sets of plans were examined during 1910. 430 of these
resulted from notices served by the Public Health Department, and