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City of Westminster 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Details of Nuisance, etc.
(1) Defective drainage in business premises.
(2) Dwelling-house without proper and
sufficient water supply.
(3) Defective and dirty conditions in a
tenement house.
(4) Do. do.
(5) Overcrowding in workshop premises.
Result of Proceedings.
Abatement order (21 days) and
£1 1s. costs.
Fine 1s. and 20s. costs.
(The supply had been reinstated
before the hearing of the summons.)
Abatement order (21 days) and
10s. 6d. costs.
Do. do.
Case dismissed with £2 2s. costs
against the Council, the Magistrate
not being satisfied that the offence
had been proved.
The following are the comparative figures since 1932:— Table LXVI.—Nuisances.
| 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | ||
| Intimation Notices | 1,378 | 1,223 | 2,080 | 1,776 | 1,471 | |
| Statutory Notices | 57 | 50 | GO | 89 | 73 | |
| Legal Proceedings | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Water Supply.—The Metropolitan Water Board sent 12 notices of
withdrawal of water supply to premises, consequent upon the failure of the
occupiers to pay the water rate. Appropriate action, was taken in each
case. In one instance the occupier of a dwelling-house was prosecuted
and fined 1s. and 20s. costs.
Water Supply in Tenement Houses.—Power to effect this provision is
given under Section 95 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
The number of cases in which this action was taken since 1932 is
as follows:—
1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936.
9 12 6 1 1
Lighting of staircases in tenement buildings.—London County Council.
{General Powers) Act, 1927 (Sec. 61)—At seven tenement houses lighting
of staircases was installed or improved following the service of formal
notices.
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