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Marylebone 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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London County Council (General Powers) Act 1907.
Section 78.
Offence.
Failing to comply with a Statutory Notice
requiring water to be provided to the upper
storeys of the premises, No. 21, Bolsover
Street.
Do. No. 8, Venables Street.
Do. No. 23, Gosfield Street.
Result.
Magistrates ordered this work,
together with other work under
Public Health (London) Act,
1891, to be executed, and granted
£1 5s. costs.
Fined £1 and 12/6 costs.
Magistrate ordered work to be
executed within 14 days and
granted 4/- costs.
DRAIN PLANS AND DRAINAGE.
Work of the Drainage Inspectors.
Two Inspectors, one in charge of the district north of Marylebone Road,
the other of that south of this road, have been responsible for drainage work
to new as well as existing premises during the year. To these Inspectors the
supervision of the remedying of nuisances due to defective drainage is transferred
by the District Inspectors, if anything more than slight alterations are to
be carried out.
The total number of inspections made was 6,850, as against 4,371 for the
previous year. The number of plans dealt with by the Public Health Committee
is shewn in the accompanying statement.
South District. (Inspector Gorniot.)
No. of plans of drainage of New Buildings received 69
No. of plans of drainage of Old Buildings received 188
No. of Inspections 2542
North District. (Inspector J. C. Wilson.)
No. of plans of drainage of New Buildings received 16
No. of plans of drainage of Old Buildings received 248
No. of Inspections 4308
Plans deposited during 1909 (whole Borough) 521
Plans deposited during 1908 Do. 480
Note.—In some cases the plan shews the drainage of more than one premises.