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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
Clerkenwell 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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30 summonses were taken out, viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Metropolis Management Act, fines and costs | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 Public Health Act do. | 35 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 Food and Drugs Act do. | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 Margarine Act do. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| £54 | 19 | 6 |
87 yards cleansed and limewhited.
25 accumulations of refuse removed.
8 new dustbins provided.
950 houses visited.
300 on complaint.
600 preliminary notices served.
250 Statutory „
45 notices served under Registered Regulations.
47 dirty cisterns cleansed or abolished.
108 defective water apparatus to water closets remedied.
27 leaky roofs repaired.
27 defective stackpipes remedied.
62 sink wastes disconnected from drains.
21 defective water closets remedied.
67 choked water closets unstopped.
11 water supplies to houses.
2 doors provided to water closets.
5 broken water service pipes repaired.
21 water supply to closets provided.
32 illegal occupation of kitchens abated.
9 5-holed stones abolished,
2 choked sink wastes unstopped,
18 dilapidated floorings repaired.
2 smoke nuisances abated.
8 dirty workshops limewhited and cleansed.
Mortuary.—The excellent mortuary still continues to fulfil
its most useful purpose. 294 bodies were brought to it during the