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 Hackney]
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Work in default. In pursuance of their default powers the Council carried
out the work necessary to comply with Nuisance Orders made in respect of the
following eighteen premises, at a total cost of £2,330 4s 2d,:-
£
s.
d.
149 Balls Pond Road
107
16
0
13 Clapton Way
106
0
0
40 Downs Park Road
432
10
0
37 Elmcroft Street
42
16
10
24 Foulden Road
363
7
4
123 Graham Road
97
18
0
136 Graham Road
65
18
9
51 Hassett Road
6
15
0
10 Linscott Road
33
10
0
6 Lockner Road
33
3
0
44 Mortimer Road
180
16
6
11 Northchurch Road
58
2
0
8 Osbaldeston Road
294
0
0
125 Osbaldeston Road
69
8
9
48 Sandringham Road
68
1
0
198 Southgate Road
177
11
0
49 Ufton Road
164
0
0
42 Welbury Street
28
10
0
SECTION 87 (Removal and disposal of refuse). The Borough Engineer and
Surveyor has furnished the following information with regard to this service,
which is the responsibility of his department Tons
Amount of house refuse collected and destroyed 43, 462
Amount of trade refuse delivered by traders direct to
Homerton Wharf 797
Metal salvaged 47
Waste paper salvaged 547
Miscellaneous Salvage (Rags, bottles, etc ) 207
Kitchen waste sold for conversion into pig food 3,853
Disposal. All refuse was removed from Homerton Wharf to a controlled tip
in Essex.
SECTIONS 95-103 (Water supply) Certificates issued in respect of suitable
and sufficient water supply for new dwellings totalled 37, and related to 492
units of living accommodation The Metropolitan Water Board was notified
regarding waste of water from defective fittings, etc. at 154 premises.
SECTION 107 (Bylaws as to sanitary conveniences, etc,)
(a) Water closets, etc. Informal notices were served in respect of
contraventions found at 45 premises, followed in 31 instances by the service of
formal notices. In no case was the institution of legal proceedings necessary
to enforce the requirements of the notices.
(b) Dustbins. Informal notices were served in respect of 228 premises
at which owners had failed to maintain dustbins in a proper condition of
repair. Formal notices were served in 204 instances; and in only eight cases
was it necessary to institute legal proceedings.
SECTION 109 (Penalty for improperly making or altering sanitary conveniences,
etc,). Two notices requiring the repair of defective sanitary conveniences
and one notice requiring the reinstatement of a water supply were served.