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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
Stepney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Date. | Matter of information or complaint. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 20th Oct. | Failing to abate nuisance arising from defective yard paving, defective sink waste pipe and dirty and defective walls and ceilings at 78, Medway Road. | Fined £2. Pay £2 8s. 0d. costs. Defendant ordered to abate nuisance within 14 days. |
| 26th Oct. | Failing to keep utensils used for making ice cream wafers in a cleanly condition on 10th September, at 594, Mile End Road. | Fined £1. Pay £1 Is. 0d. costs. |
| 4th Nov. | Using the premises 93, Redmans Road for the preparation of preserved fish intended for sale, such premises not being registered. | Fined 10s. |
| 4th Nov. | Failing to maintain the common yard, passage, landings and staircase in a cleanly state ; permitting the main sink waste pipe to be in a foul and offensive condition; accumulation of refuse, and dirty condition of empty bakehouse adjoining. at 135, Jubilee Street. | Fined £3. Pay £2 8s. costs. Order made to abate the nuisance within 14 days. |
| 11th Nov. | Failing to abate nuisance caused by foul water closet soil pan, and not maintaining yard in cleanly state at 24, Spital Street. | Fined £1. Pay £2 8s. costs. Order to do work within seven days. |
| 30th Nov. | Failing to abate a nuisance caused by dirty water-closets at 103/7, New Road. | Case withdrawn. Work done. Pay £2 5s. costs. |
| 15th Dec. | Keeping of 11, Alie Street as a common lodging-house without licence. | Summons dismissed. Defendant awarded £5 5s. costs. |
| 29th Dec. | Failing to abate nuisance caused by foul water closets, and yard not maintained in clean condition at 22, Spital Street. | Fined £2. Pay £2 8s. costs. Order to abate nuisances within seven days. |
| 30th Dec. | Failing to abate nuisance arising from defective roof, etc. at 54, Alie Street. | Adjourned from 16th December. Fined £2. Pay £2 8s. costs. Work done at time of hearing. |
| 30th Dec. | Failing to abate nuisance arising from defective roof, eaves- gutter, etc. at 56, Alie Street. | Adjourned from 16th December. Fined £2. Pay £2 8s. costs. Work done at time of hearing. |
| 30th Dec. | Failing to abate nuisances arising from defective water-closet cistern, eaves gutter, etc. at 33, Scarborough Street. | Adjourned from 16th December. Pay £1 4s. costs. Work done. |
| 30th Dec. | Failing to abate nuisances arising from defective roof, etc. at 5, East Tenter Street. | Adjourned from 16th December. Pay £1 4s. costs. Part of work done. Summons withdrawn. Premises now vacant. |
| 15th Jan. | Constructing a sink waste pipe contrary to L.C.C. Byelaws, at 117, New Road. \ | Case dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act on payment of 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 20th Jan. | Improperly constructing a soil-pipe at 102, Hanbury Street. | Fined 10s. |
| 20th Jan. | Failing to deposit drawings before executing drainage work at 58, Newark Street. | Fined £1. Pay £1 Is. 0d. costs. |
| 20th Jan. | Executing drainage work contrary to byelaws at 58, Newark Street. | Fined £1. |