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 St James's, Westminster]
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Laying of soyle.
20. Item that no person or persons shall cast or lay any soyle or things
noisome either in the Old Palace or near unto Henry the 7ths Chappell or in
any church yard upon payne to forfeit for every time offending in any the
premises iiijd.
Scavengers.
21. Item that the scavinger or carter shall well and duely make clean
& carry away the soyle of the streets upon every such day & in such convenient
order as it hath heretofore been lawfull used and accustomed upon
payne of imprisonment and there to remain during the space of 24 hoursfor
every time offending in this order.
Keeping clean
the streets.
22. Item that no person or persons upon the same day after that the
scavinger or carter shall have made clean any street as aforesd shall cast
or lay any soyle or sweeping of any house or other rubbish or make any
heaps of such like things in the same street and especially upon any Saturday
or Sunday upon payne to pay for every time 4rf.
Keeper of the
Queen's Bridge
Watergate.
23. Item that the gate which leadeth to and from Her Majesty's bridge
in Old Palace shall be kept locked dureing the time of Divine Service
every Sabboth day and other usuall holy day upon payne that the keeper
thereof shall forfeit for every time offending contrary to this order xijd.
Hoggs Tuthill.
24. Item If any hogg or hoggs shall at any time be found upon the
comon at Tuthill, & not being ringed or pegged or shall be found wandering
in any street or church yard that the owner of every such hogg shall
forfeit and pay for every such hogg & for every time offending in any of
the praises xijd.
Soyle. sand,
turfes.
25. Item that no person or persons shall cast or lay the soyle of the
streets or any other noisome thing or things whatsoever in or upon any part
of the comon of Tuthill but onely in such place or places and in such
convenient order as from time to time shall be appointed by the two chief
burgesses for the time being nor that any person or persons shall digg or take
away any sands or turfes of & from the said comon of Tuthill without
the lawful licence of the Dean of Westminr or his officer upon payn that
every person that shall happen to offend in any of the premisses for every
time offending shall be committed to prison & there to remain by the
space of xxiiij hours and to pay such fine as shall be assessed by the
burgesses.
Batchers, poulterers,
fishmongers.
26. Item that if any butcher, poulterer, fishmonger, or any other person
or persons shall put to sale within this Citty or Burrow any corrupt or