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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Date. | Matter of information or complaint. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 1931. | ||
| 8th May | Failing to abate nuisance caused by dampness in ground floor front room at 10, Newnham Street. | Fined £2 with £2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 7th August | Failing to abate a nuisance caused by a defective flush cistern at 18, Little Alie Street. | Ordered to pay£2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 18th September | Failing to repair the defective roof at 48, Weaver Street. | The work having been done at the time of hearing, case withdrawn on payment of£2 8s. 0d costs. |
| 28th September | Failing to repair defective roof at 45, Rhodeswell Road. | Work done at the time of hearing, ordered to pay£2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 23rd October | Exposing for sale food (i.e., sardines and jam) that was unsound and unfit for the food of man at 20, Harford Street. | Fined£2 with 10s. costs or one month's imprisonment. |
| 23rd October | Failing to repair defective roof at 76, Ocean Street. | Ordered to do the work within 7 days and to pay£2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 29th October | Failing to repair defective yard paving, provide air bricks for under floor ventilation, provide new domestic sinks and cleanse walls at 10, Lee Street. | Ordered to do the work within 7 days and to pay£1 1s. 0d. costs. |
| 30th October | Failing to repair yard paving, windows and cleanse walls and ceilings at 48, Rhodeswell Road. | The work having been done at the time of hearing, the summons was withdrawn on payment of £2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 30th October | Failing to repair damp, dilapidated and dirty walls, defective windows and yard paving, &c., at 99, Rowsell Street. | Ordered to do the work within 14 days. Fined£2 with£2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 30th October | Failing to repair defective water-closet windows, and scullery paving and provide sufficient dust receptacles at 101, Rowsell Street. | Ordered to do the work within 14 days. Fined £2 with £2 8s. Od. costs. |
| 9th November | Failing to repair defective roof, damp wall, and defective windows at 2a, Helena Terrace. | The work having been done at the time of hearing, the summons was withdrawn on payment of £2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 24th November | Failing to provide separate water-closet accommodation for sexes in workplace at 53, Commercial Road East. | Case dismissed. Insufficient evidence that owner of premises was owner of workplace. |
| 27th November | Failing to abate a nuisance caused by dirty walls, ceiling and floor of basement at 8, St. Mark Street. | Ordered to do the work within 7 days and to pay £2 8s. 0d. costs. |
| 27th November | Failing to remedy choked and defective rain-water pipe at Paragon Mansions. | The work having been done at the time of hearing, the summons was withdrawn on payment of £2 8s. 0d. costs. |