London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Acton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Barnby Street | Failing to strip and cleanse walls and ceiling of top floor back room | 1936. Jan. 15th | Fine 5s. Costs £2 2s. |
| 3, Swinton Street | Failing to cleanse walls and ceilings of passage and staircase | Feb. 27th | Costs £2 2s. Summons withdrawn. Work done. |
| 265, Gray's Inn Road | Failing to cleanse walls and ceilings of passage and staircase and to remedy defective window cords of first floor back room | Mar. 26th | |
| do. | Failing to cleanse ceiling of second floor front room | Mar. 26th | Costs £2 2s Summoms with drawn Work nearly completed |
| do. | Dust bin defective—two new bins required— plaster to walls and ceilings of passage and staircase defective: firegrate of first floor back room defective | Mar. 26th | |
| do. | Roof defective: plaster to ceilings second | Mar. 26th | |
| 100, Marquis Road | floor front and back rooms defective | Failing to cleanse the walls and ceilings of the basement back room and basement passage | Oct. 2nd | Fine 10s. |
| 33, Gobourg Street | Failing to cleanse walls and ceilings of first and second floor back rooms and the staircase between the first and second floors, and to remedy defective condition of stair treads | Oct. 9th | Fine £5. |
| 174, Cam len Street | ; Failing to cleanse walls and ceilings of top floor front and back rooms and to remedy defective wall plastering thereof | Dec. 14th | Costs .£1 3s. Summons withdrawn. Work done and costs paid. |
| 30, Georgiana Street | Failing to cleanse walls and ceilings of staircase, washhouse and water closet apartment and remedy defective staircase baluster | Dec. 14th | Costs £1 5s. Summons withdrawn. Work done and costs paid. |
London County Council Bye-hues —Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
| Situation of Property. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalton Street | Causing offensive matter to be removed without using a properly covered vehicle | 1936. May 11th | Fine £2. Costs £3 3s. |
| Causing offensive matter to be removed during prohibited hours | May 11th | Fine £2. | |
| Removing offensive matter without using a properly covered vehicle | May 11th | Fine £2. | |
| Removing offensive matter during prohibited hours | May 11th | Dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. | |
| Clarendon Square | Causing offensive matter to be removed without using a properly covered vehicle | June 16th | Fine £5. |
| Causing offensive matter to be removed during prohibited hours | June 16th | Costs £2 2s. | |
| Removing offensive matter without using a properly covered vehicle | June 16th | Adjourned sine die. | |
| Removing offensive matter during prohibited hours | June 16th |
Public Health (Preservatives, etcin Food) Regulations.
| Defendant. | Offence. | Date of Hearing of Summons. | Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Friedrich | Selling sausages which contained an added preservative, such article not being labelled | 1986 Nov. 18th | Fine £1. Costs £2 2s. |