London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bethnal Green 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH
(LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Under this Act 2,481 intimation notices and 3,795 statutory
notices were served, 134 summonses were issued, of these 24
were withdrawn, the requirements of the notice having been met
and the costs paid. In 32 cases the works were completed before
the hearing and the defendants were merely ordered to pay costs.
In 48 cases orders were made to do the works required. In 19 cases
fines ranging from 2s. to £3 were imposed, and three houses were
closed as unfit for habitation.
Amounts of Penalties imposed under the Public Health (London J

Table: Act,1891,during the year1897.

Act,1891,during the year1897.

Nature of Offence.Amount of Penalty Imposed.Maximum Penalty prescribed by the Act.
Non-compliance with Statutory Notice£3 and 2s. costs£10
DittoOrdered to pay 2s. costs£10
Ditto£1 and 39s. costs£10
Ditto£2 and 23s. costs£10
Ditto12s. 6d. costs£10
Ditto2s. and 10s. 6d. costs£10
Ditto£1 3s£10
Ditto£1 10s. and 3s costs£10
DittoDitto£10
Disobedience to Magistrate's Order£1 and 11s. 6d. costs£30
Ditto10s. 6d. and £1 11s. 6d. costs£39
Ditto£2 and 23s. costs£53
Ditto£1 and 9s. costs£66
Ditto6s. costs£36
Ditto5s. and 15s. costs£65
Non-provision of Ashpit after service of Notice for same£2 and 2s. costs£5
Ditto£2 and 23s. costs£5
Medical Practitioner failing to notify Infectious Case£1 and 14s. 6d. costs£2
Ditto£1£2
Exposing Unsound Fruit for Sale£5 and 7s. costs£50
Wilfully exposing himself whilst suffering from an Infectious Disease£1 and 3s. costsor 6 months imprisonment without option.