Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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The summonses taken out in respect of a want of proper
water closet accommodation and proper water supply a,t
No. 8, Bridge-street, was dismissed by the Magistrate after his
visiting the premises, on the grounds that although from many
points of view the premises in question were separate yet they
were in the occupation of one tenant who was also tenant of
the adjoining premises, these premises being accessible by a
doorway cut through the party wall, and, inasmuch as
efficient w.c. accommodation and water supply were provided
in those adjoining premises, he considered that all the requirements
of the Bye-laws had been complied with, and that he
felt compelled to dismiss both summonses.
Inspector Dee's Report for the Year ended January 1st, 1898.
Inspections made | 982 |
Defects found | 1,112 |
Notices served | 712 |
Works completed | 703 |
Notices outstanding, 1896 | 52 |
Notices uncompleted, January 1st, 1898 ... | 61 |
Re-inspections made | 1,477 |
Intimations, &c., served in respect of the undermentioned matters:— | |
Water closets | 315 |
Drains, new or repaired | 206 |
Water apparatus repaired | 109 |
Dust receptacles provided or repaired | 49 |
Premises cleansed | 53 |
Overcrowding abated | 9 |
Underground rooms found illegally occupied, and nuisance abated | 3 |
Premises provided with proper means of ventilation | 4 |
Yard paving repaired | 30 |
Limewhiting carried out | 14 |
Bakehouses ordered to be cleansed | 4 |
Houses in which infectious disease occurred | 106 |
Animals improperly kept (nuisance abated) | 3 |
Accumulations of manure and refuse removed | 74 |
New receptacles for manure provided | 5 |
Black smoke | 43 |
Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 85 |
Total | 1,112 |