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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 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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| No. of Summonses issued. | Offences charged. | Convictions. | Dismissals. | Penalties and Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 1 | Neglecting to unstop and clease foul w.c | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15 | Ditto repair defective w.c. | 14 | 1dismsd. | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ditto to reconstruct a drain | 2 | 1 wtlidn. | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Ditto to provide sufficient w.c. accommodation | 11 | 1 wtlidn. | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Constructing w.c. contrary to by-laws | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1 | Failing to provide soil pipe in accordance with by-laws | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | Repairing a drain so as to be a nuisance | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Removing offensive matter contrary to by-laws | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1 | Negligently using a furnace so as not to effectually consume smoke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | Neglecting to abate overcrowding | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ditto to make houses habitable | 3 | 0 13 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Illegally letting underground rooms | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1 | Neglecting to notify infectious disease | ... | 1 dismsd. | |||
| 1 | Giving false warranty in respect of a consignment of milk | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Selling margarine in an unstamped wrapper | 3 | 1 wthdn. | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 25 | Adulterated articles | 24 | 1 dismsd. | 31 | 17 | 6 |
| 3 | Articles unfit for food | 2 | 1 do. | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | For having unsound fish in preparation for sale | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | 74 | 7 | 127 | 1 | 0 | |
Owen's Row.—The Vestry, when removing the
posts from the eastern end of Owen's Row, ordered
a bar to be fixed, so that the right of closing same
to vehicular traffic might be preperved. The
thoroughfare was closed during the hours of daylight
on the 7th December, 1894.
Water Companies' Charges.—The Vestry have
considered a letter from the Vestry of St. Margaret
and St. John, Westminster, in favour of a revision
of the law so that at least one water-closet should