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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings instituted by the District Public Health Inspectors during the year, showing penalties imposed, were as follows:-
| Number of Summonses | Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. | ||
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936: Nuisance Orders | 13 | 47. | 9. | 0. | |||
| Non-compliance with Nuisance Orders | 1 | (Conditionally discharged) (Adjourned sine die) | |||||
| Defective Drains (Section 40) | 1 | ||||||
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954 (Section 12) | 1 | 3. | 7. | 0. | |||
| London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1952 (Section 26) | 1 | 1. | 0. | 0. | 1. | 1. | 0. |
| Factories Act, 1937 - Section 7 | 1 | 10. | 0. | 0. | 5. | 0. | 0. |
| do. - Section 110 | 2 | 10. | 0. | 0. | 6. | 6. | 0. |
| 20 | £21. | 0. | 0. | £63. | 3. | 0. | |
Two owners appealed against notices served upon them. One in respect
of a notice under Section 105 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
being dismissed and the other in respect of a notice under Section 40 of
the same Act being withdrawn.
The Magistrates made a Closing Order on a dwelling-house in the
Borough under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, a summons being
issued for non-compliance with a Statutory Notice, and at the Herring the
defendant requested the Magistrates to make a Closing Order.
Lodging Houses - Common.
There are five Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, providing
accommodation for 983 persons, as follows:-
86, Cable Street. 8 men
15 & 16, Calvin Street. 41 married couples
10-23, Johnson Street. 258 men
177, Whitechapel Road. 407 men
Hostel for Women, Hopetown Street.228 women.
The premises at 10/22, Johnson Street have been temporarily
closed since 1st June, 1957, for structural alterations.
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