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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
Stepney 1900
[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 Nuisances or Complaint. | Date of Hearing of Summonses. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. | |||
| 6, Great Alie-street | Unsound eggs used in preparation of food | Jan. 18th | Fined £8 and £4 4s. costs. |
| Great Eastern Railway, Wheeler-st. | Black smoke from chimney | „ 25th | Dismissed. £3 3s. costs granted against the Board. |
| Sugar Refinery, King Edward-St | Black smoke from chimney | „ 25 th | Withdrawn on payment of £2 10s. costs. Withdrawn. Work done. |
| 119, Hanbury-street | Defective wash-house roof, defective flushing apparatus to w.c.'s, etc. | Feb. 6 th | |
| 18, Old Montague-street | Defective paving, roofs defective, workshops dirty and without proper w.c. accommodation | ,, 6th | Withdrawn. Work done. |
| 46, Spital-street | Broken pan to w.c. ; w.c. adjoining workshop filthy | ,, 6th | Withdrawn. Work done. |
| Old Montague-street | Sweetstuff unfit for food exposed for sale | ,, 13th | Fined £2 and 2s. costs or 21 days. Reduced to £1 10s. after serving 6 days in prison. |
| 26, Block A, Frostic-mansions | Basement illegally occupied as a dwelling | Apl. 5th | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| 27, Block A, Frostic-mansions | Basement illegally occupied as a dwelling | ,, 5th | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| 32, Block D, Frostic-mansions | Basement illegally occupied as a dwelling | .. 5th | Fined ^'1 *nd 2s. costs. |
| 33, Block D, Frostic-mansions | Basement illegally occupied as a dwelling | „ 5th | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| Block C, Frostic-mansions | Basement illegally occupied as a dwelling | „ 5th | Fined £1 and 2s. costs. |
| 25, Whitechapel-road | W.C. constructed contrary to Bye Laws of London County Council | May 24th | Fined £2 and 2s. costs. |
| 25, Whitechapel-road | Defective w.c. and soil pipe; w.c. ventilates into house; insufficient w.c. accommodation for occupants, etc. | „ 24th | Fined £2 and 2s. costs. |
| 14, Great Alie-street | House in such a filthy and dilapidated condition as to be totally unfit for human habitation | July 28th | Order to close forthwith. |
| Total Penalties and Costs, £25 18s. | |||