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 Wimbledon]
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The first hearing of the case was adjourned for fourteen days. At
the resumed hearing all the offences were proved, and fines totalling
£11. were imposed, together with £6.6.0. costs. In addition, an Abatement
Order was made requiring the nuisances to be abated within
twenty-eight days.
The Defendant subsequently appealed to Quarter Sessions against
the Abatement Order. The appeal was dismissed and a further Order
for costs amounting to £12.12.0d. was made against the appellant.
(2) Nuisances abated and defects remedied.
The following is a summary of nuisances abated and defects remedied under the supervision of the Public Health Inspectors:—
Examined and tested | 162 |
Reconstructed | 86 |
Cleansed | 93 |
Soil pipes and ventilation shafts repaired or renewed | 10 |
Inspection chamber covers renewed | 8 |
Fresh air inlets repaired or renewed | 4 |
New W.C. pans provided | 31 |
Water waste preventors repaired or renewed | 13 |
Gutters and rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 78 |
New lavatory basins provided | 11 |
New baths provided | 5 |
New glazed sinks provided | 3 |
Waste pipes trapped, repaired or renewed | 15 |
Gully surrounds repaired | 15 |
Miscellaneous | 36 |
Roofs repaired | 96 |
Yards paved or repaired | 6 |
Dampness remedied | 102 |
Damp-proof courses provided | 4 |
Sub-floor ventilation provided | 5 |
Walls and ceilings repaired | 172 |
New ceilings constructed | 2 |
Walls cleansed | 123 |
Ceilings cleansed | 30 |
Floors repaired or renewed | 44 |
Windows repaired or renewed | 180 |
Doors repaired or renewed | 28 |
Fireplaces repaired or renewed | 16 |
Service water mains repaired | 5 |
Miscellaneous | 199 |
Walls repaired or redecorated | 42 |
Ceilings repaired or redecorated | 29 |
Floors renewed or repaired | 3 |
Woodwork repaired or repainted | 13 |