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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
Southwark 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 19.
| Defendant. | Cause of Proceedings. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Thurley, 101, Faraday Street, S.E. | Neglecting to abate nuisance, caused by the keeping of cats at 101, Faraday Street. | Ordered to abate nuisance within 14 days, with £1 1s. 0d. costs; in consequence of Mrs. Thurley's disobedience to the Order, she was fined 10/- and £l 1s. 0d. costs. |
| John Phillips Mead, 2, King's Bench Walk, E.C. | Neglecting to amend defective ventilating shaft to drain, roof gutters, and to cleanse dirty scullery and lobby walls at 7, Colnbrook Street. | Summons withdrawn, work done, with £1 3s. 0d. costs. |
| Walter James Nash, 88, Borough Road, S.E.1. | Notice of a Closing Order under the Housing Act, 1925, prohibiting the use of a certain room at 88, Borough Road, as a sleeping place contrary to the provisions of the said Act. | Closing Order made for compliance by the Magistrate. |
2.—Defects Found.
Particulars.
Number of Defects.
Number
of Prosecutions.
Found.
Remedied.
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
* Nuisances under the Public Health
Acts :—
Want of Cleanliness
296
302
—
—
Want of Ventilation
29
20
—
—
Overcrowding
2
2
—
—
Want of drainage of floors
—
—
—
—
Other nuisances
424
458
—
—
Sanitary accommodations :
Insufficient
1
1
—
—
Unsuitable or defective
43
41
—
—
Not separate for sexes ...
4
4
—
—
Offences under the Factory and
Workshop Act:—
Illegal occupation of underground
bakehouse (S. 101)
—
—
—
—
Breach of special sanitary requirements
for bakehouses (SS. 97100)
—
—
—
—
Other offences
92
92
—
—
Total
891
920
—
—
* Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory Act as remediable
under the Public Health Acts.