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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 London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| MIDDLE DISTRICT. | |||
| St. James's Place | Garlick Hill | Friar's Alley | Upper Thames Street |
| Gun Yard | Bishopsgate | ||
| WEST DISTRICT. | |||
| Cloister Court | St. Andrew's Hill | Britton's Court | Whitefriars |
| King's Head Court | Shoe Lane | Crown Court | |
| Gunpowder Alley | Dorset Court | Dorset Street | |
| Fleur-de-Lis Court | Carter Lane | Ball Court | Giltspur Street |
| Nevill's Court | Holborn Buildings | Holborn | |
| Greystoke Place | Fetter Lane | Evangelist Court | Pilgrim Street |
| Fleur-de-Lis Court | Took's Court | Furnival Street | |
| Boy Court | Ludgate Hill | Red Lion Passage | Cloth Fair |
| Half-Moon Passage | Aldersgate | East Passage | |
| Middlesex Passage | Bartholomew Close | Back Passage | |
| Bartholomew Place | Sun Court | ||
| Montague Court | Little Britain | Back Court | |
| Little Montague Court | |||
SKIPS.
This skip system for house refuse removal, which commenced in 1892,
has been extended as circumstances demanded, and much benefit has accrued
to the persons for whose relief the method was adopted. The public
dust-bins, which were, from their misuse, a nuisance and constant source of
trouble, have been abolished.
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Up to the end of the year 898 of these skips had been supplied in the
poorer neighbourhoods without charge, and 720 were paid for by ratepayers :
total 1,618.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
Much attention has been devoted to the abatement of smoke, and so
seriously did the nuisance require that active measures should be instituted,
the services of a temporary Inspector (appointed for this work at the latter
end of 1901) were retained until the summer months.
The result has been encouraging—in many cases formerly a great source of
nuisance, practically no smoke is now emitted—in other instances the volume,
intensity and length of time for which smoke has been observed to escape
has been greatly reduced. A few chimneys remain, however, that from time
to time cause great offence, and it is these that necessitate the vigilance of
your staff should in no way relax.