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Woolwich 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE IX,—
| Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Premises unfit for human habitation | 1, Kate's Place, North Woolwich | Adjourned to 21st June for Magistrate to view. Upon the adjourned hearing on the 21st June, the Magistrate made a closing order in each case, with £5 5s. costs, and authorised the Council to pay each tenant £1 compensation for being evicted |
| do. | do. | 2, Kate's Place | |
| do. | do. | 1, Kate's Place | |
| do. | do. | 2, Kate's Place | |
| June 28 | Keeping swine in such a way as to be a nuisance | Land adjoining Woolwich Fields. Eltham | Order made to abate nuisance forthwith, and pay 21/- costs |
| do. | Smoke Nuisance | Western Electric Co., North Woolwich | Fined £5 and 2/- costs |
| do. | do. | Free Ferry Mills | Fined 40/- and 2/- costs |
| July 16 | Unsound Food | 30. Hare Street | Adjourned to 20th July; Fined £50 and £5 5/- costs |
| do. | Smoke Nuisance | Green Lane, North Woolwich | Fined £3 and 23/- costs |
| do. | do. | 94, Wellington Street | Fined £1 and 2/- costs |
| do. | do. | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | do. | do. |
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| do. | do. | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | Dist. Chemical Works North Woolwich | Fined 20/- and 23/- costs |
| do. | do. | do. | do. |
| do. | do. | do. | Withdrawn at Magistrate's suggestion |
| Aug. 14 | Unsound Food | Stall in Market | 20/- fine, 2/- costs |
| sept. 3 | Nuisance | 19. Coupland Terrace | Work done, 23/- costs |
| do. | Defective Flushing Apparatus | 55, West dale Road | Work done, 20/- costs |
| do. | Nuisance | 21, Samuel Street | 10/- fine, 23/- costs |
| Oct. 4 | do. | 1, Theobald's cottages | Adjourned till 11th Oct. by request of defendant, £3 3/- costs allowed. 11th Oct., Order made for the abatement of nuisances, an additional£2 2/-costs |
| do. | do. | South wood Road | |
| do. | do | do. | |
| do. | do. | do. | |
| do. | do. | do. | |
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| do. | do. | do. | |
| Oct. 11 | do. | 1. Elizabeth Place | |
| do. | Defective Paving | do. | Adjourned for three weeks till 1st Nov.; Further adjourned for two weeks till 15th November. 22nd Nov., Work done, £5 5/- costs |
| do. | Uncovered Tank | 1 & 2, do. | |
| do. | Nuisance | 2, do. | |
| do. | Defective Paving | 2, do. | |
| do. | Nuisance | 3, do. | |
| do. | do. | 4, do. | |
| do. | Insufficient water supply | 4, do. | |
| do. | Defective Paving | 4, do. | |
| do. | Uncovered Tank | 3 & 4, do. | |
| do. | Nuisance | 5, do. | |
| do. | Insufficient water supply | 5, do. | |
| do. | Defective Paving | 5, do. | |
| do. | Nuisance | 6, do. |