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Stepney 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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March 28th. No. 3 block: The owner was summoned for failing to remedy
the defective condition of the roof of the w.c. The eaves gutters of roof were
defective. The sink on the second floor landing was defective, and the roofs
of the house and back addition were also defective. A closing order was made
by the Magistrate for Nos. 41, 42, 42a, 43, 44, 44a, 45, 45, 46a, 47, and 48, with
27s. costs.
March 28th. No. 4 block: The owner was summoned for causing an
accumulation of refuse and filth in the yard. The roof of the w.c. was
defective. The flooring was defective in the passage, and the roofs of the
house and back addition were defective. A closing order was made by the
Magistrate, with 27s. costs.
March 28th. No. 5 block: The owner was summoned for tailing to remedy
the defective condition of the roof of the w.c. The yard paving and
drainage were defective. The roof of the back addition was also defective.
A closing order was granted by the Magistrate, with 27s. costs.
March 28th. No. 6 block: The owner was summoned for failing to remedy
the defective yard paving, as well as not removing an accumulation of filth in
the yard. The roof of the w.c. and the sink on the second floor landing were
also defective. The eaves gutter of the roof and the roof of back addition
were defective. A closing order was granted by the Magistrate, with 27s.
costs.
March 28th. No. 7 block: The owner was summoned for permitting an
accumulation of refuse and filth to remain in the yard. The roof of the
w.c. was defective. The walls and partitions of the w.c's. were filthy, and
the sink waste on the ground floor was choked. The walls and ceiling of
the washhouse were dirty. The sink on the second floor landing, and the
roofs of the house and of the back addition were defective. The drains were also
defective. A closing order was granted by the Magistrate, with 27s. costs.
March 28th. No. 8 block: The owner was summoned for permitting an
accumulation of refuse and filth to remain in the yard. The roof of the
w.c., the sink on the second floor landing, and the roofs of the house and
back addition were defective. The walls and partitions of the w.c's. were
filthy, and the drainage defective. A closing order was granted by the
Magistrate with 27s. costs.