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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
Richmond upon Thames 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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NOTICES SERVED TO REMEDY DEFECTS AND ABATE NUISANCES.
| Informal Action. | |
| Preliminary intimations | 318 |
| Verbal intimations | 107 |
| Interviews | 443 |
Statutory Action.
| Act and Section. | Notices Authorised. | Notices Served. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 24 (Drainage) | 6 | |
| Section 39 (Drainage) | 18 | 18 |
| Section 40 (Soil Pipe) | 1 | 1 |
| Section 45 (Defective Closets) | 3 | 3 |
| Section 75 (Dustbins) | 1 | 1 |
| Section 89 (Sanitary Conveniences) | 1 | 1 |
| Section 92/93 (Nuisances) | 33 | 33 |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 |
In the main the work called for by Statutory notices was carried
out by the owners but in one case it became necessary for the Local
Authority to carry out work in default under Section 9 of the Housing
Act, 1936 at a cost of £30/0/0.
PROSECUTIONS.
It became necessary to take proceedings against an occupier of
premises who failed to comply with statutory notices to abate
nuisances.
The prosecution was in respect of three summonses and the
hearing was at the Petty Sessions Court, Richmond, on the 5th July.
The defendant was convicted on all three summonses and fined
£1/10/0 with £1/1/0 costs in each case.