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Whitechapel 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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PROCEEDINGS TAKEN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.

Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Date of hearing of Summons.Result.
Commercial StreetSelling oranges unfit for human food1897 Jan. 16thSummons withdrawn. Insufficient evidence.
55, Leman StreetWorkshops not properly ventilated. Yard paving defectiveMarch 4thWork done. Summons withdrawn.3s. costs paid.
18, Cotton StreetWalls and ceilings dirty. Roof defective„ 4thWork done. Summons withdrawn.3s. costs paid.
32, Artillery LaneHouse unfit for human habitation„ 17thOrder to close. 6s. costs paid.
47a, Crispin Street„ „ „„ 17th„ „ 6s. „
476, Crispin Street„ „ „„ 17th„ „ 6s. |„
47c, Crispin Street„ „ „„ 17th„ 6s. „
48, Crispin Street„ „ „„ 17th„„ 6s. ,,
49, Crispin Street„ „ „,, 17th„ „ 6s. ,,
33, Fieldgate StreetW.C. in yard in filthy and dilapidated conditionApril 8thWork done. Summons withdrawn.2s. costs paid.
3, Little Alie StreetRoof of house defective. Workshop not properly ventilated„ 8thWork done. Summons withdrawn.
3 & 4, Spectacle AlleyWalls and ceiling of staircase dirty. Yard paving defective. W.C. without proper water supply. Sink waste pipe defective„ 22ndWork done. Summons withdrawn.2s. costs paid.
2, Little Alie StreetWorkshop not properly ventilatedApril 22ndWork done. Summons withdrawn.
8, Duncan StreetRoof of house defective. Rain water pipes at rear defective„ 22nd„ „ „
4, Duncan StreetWalls and ceilings of house dirty and dilapidated. Roof of house defective„ 22nd„ „ „