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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
Bethnal Green 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings under the Housing of the Working Classes Act during the year 1892.
| District. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | ||
| Number of houses certified during the year | 37 | 25 | 6 | 68 |
| Number of houses closed under Magistrate order | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| House closes by owner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Houses repaired and re-opened | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Number of houses demolished | 34 | 23 | 12 | 60 |
| Number of Magistrate's orders obtained during the | 20 | 21 | 14 | 64 |
| Summons withdrawn, the premises having been demolished | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
• Including two appointments pending.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.-Returns for 1892.
| District No. 1. | District No.2 | District No. 3. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Summonses issued, heard, and Magistrates orders of abatement obtained | 60 | 20 | 51 | 140 |
| Number of Summonses issued, heard, and penalties imposed in lieu of orders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of Summonses issued for disobedience to the orders of the Magistrate | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Number of Summonses issued and withdrawn during the year | 23 | 37 | 19 | 79 |
| Number of Summonses issued but returnable in the year 1893 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 31 |