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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Summary Proceedings. —During the year Summonses have been issued at the instance of the Vestry and heard by the Magistrate at the Clerkenwell Police Court in respect of the following offences:—
| No. of Summonses issued. | Offences charged. | Convictions. | Dismissals. | Penalties and Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 3 | Neglecting to unstop and amend drain | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Neglecting to repair defective w.c | 1 | 1 dismsd. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Defective drains | 2 wthdn. | ||||
| 5 | Neglecting to provide sufficient w.c. accommodation | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| 5 | Constructing w.c. contrary to by-laws | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1 | Failing to provide soil pipe in accordance with by-laws | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | Ditto pan | 1 dismsd. | ||||
| 2 | Repairing a drain so as to be a nui-sance | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 | Failing to alter and amend defective soilpipes | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Neglecting to provide dustbin | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ditto to make houses habitable | 3 | 1 dismsd. | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Exposing margarine for sale un-labelled | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 23 | Adulterated articles | 21 | 2 dismsd. | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Articles unfit for food | 4 | 11 | 8 | 0 | |
| 61 | 54 | 7 | 72 | 10 | 0 | |
Margarine Act—Penalties.—A judgment of the
Queen's Bench Division in Beg v. Titter ton, that
penalties under the Margarine Act are payable to
the local authorities, instead of to the Receiver of
the Police as had been assumed by the Police
Court authorities, the Vestry directed that application
be made to the Receiver of Police for repayment
of penalties resulting from the Vestry's
prosecutions since the passing of the Act, and the
amount has been paid.
Public Health (London) Act, Byelaws.—In
April, 1895, a case was before the Magistrate at
the Police Court, on the prosecution or the Vestry,
where the Improved Industrial Dwellings Company
had been proceeded against for fixing a hopper pan