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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
Strand (Westminster) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Strand]
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34 ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
these were inadvertent,the Board has accepted apologies; but in the following cases further proceedings were deemed necessary:—
| Nature op Complaint. | Resblt. |
|---|---|
| Defective Drainage (New Church Court) | Work done after several adjournments. |
| DefectiveDrainage(St. Anne's Court) | Order made. |
| Wilful exposure of a servant suffering from Scarlet Fever ("Public Health Act, 1891," section 68 b) | Fine, 40s. and costs. |
| Illegal use of Bakehouse ("Factory and Workshop Act, 1878," section 35) | Illegal use discontinued and cost* paid. |
| Infringement of Bye-law, No. 14 (Bye-laws under "Public Health Act, 1891," section 39 (1). Failing to give notice before fixing w.c. apparatus | Fine, 20s. and costs. |
| Infringement of Bye-law, No. 8 (Bye-laws for Houses let in Lodgings under "Public Health Act, 1891," section 94). Failing to maintain drainage in good order and efficient action | Fine, 10s. and costs. |
Inspection and Analysis of Food.
Subjoined is a list of food stuffs which have been
condemned as unfit for food during the year :—
Apples 6½ cwt. Asparagus 16 lbs.
Bananas 154 ,, Onions 2 cwt.
Cherries 33 ,, Potatoes 4 ,,
Chestnuts 15 ½ ,, Radishes ¼ „
Damsons 7½ „ Savoys 1 „
Grapes 2½ „ Tomatoes 23 ,,
Oranges 9 ,, Vegetable Marrows 2 ,,
Peaches 1 „
Plums ½ ,,
Raspberries ½ ,. Rabbits, Ostend 6 cases.
This does not represent all the food-stuffs disposed