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82 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Police Court
Proceedings.
Under the various sections of the Public
Health (London) Act it was found necessary
during the year to issue 19 summonses, and in each instance
the required magisterial orders were made.
Of the summonses issued, 9 were in respect of contravention
of the bye-law relative to giving notice to the
Sanitary Authority before commencing work in connection
with water-closets, &c., fines being inflicted in each case;
two were in regard to improper cisterns; three were to
enforce the completion of sanitary works already in progress,
and two to remedy defective drains; one summons was
also served to abate a nuisance arising from the improper
keeping of animals.
In support of most of these summonses I have
personally attended the police court.
Under the smoke nuisance clauses of the Act two
summonses were served, one against the L. B. and S. C.
Railway, and another against the Southwark and Vauxhall
Water Company, for nuisances arising from the issue of
black smoke.
During the year, by direction of the Local Committee,
the work in connection with the steam disinfection of
infected articles has been transferred from the former
contractor and carried out at the Board's disinfecting
station at Wandsworth. I am, however, unable to report
that this is so satisfactory as the former arrangement.
In conclusion, I have to record my satisfaction at
the manner in which the staff have carried out their
duties.
F. F. SUTTON, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health for Streatham,