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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
Kensington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Legal proceedings were instituted in 17 cases, particulars of which are summarised in the
following list:—
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Metropolis Local Management Act and Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6th | E. W. Bowes, 20, Kensal Road | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 65, Kensal Road | Order made for works to be carried out within 14 days. |
| Do. | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 196, Kensal Road | Fined £5 and order made for work to be carried out within 28 days | |
| April 20th - | Messrs. Rogers, Chapman and Thomas, 78, Gloucester Road | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 5, Eardley Crescent | Order to execute work within 21 days |
| Do. | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 56, Eardley Crescent | Summons withdrawn, the work having been executed | |
| G. Harrison, 5, Newstead Road | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 105, Oxford Gardens | Order to execute work within 21 days | |
| May 4th | T. Crosson, 38, Sidney Road, Richmond | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 46, 48, 54 and 56, Sirdar Road (four summonses) | Order to execute work within 8 weeks |
| May 18th | E. W. Bowes, 53, Mall Road, Hammersmith | For altering a portion of the soilpipe at 10, Maxilla Gardens, contrary to Bye-laws of the L.C.C., Sect. 202 of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855 | Fined 40s. |
| Do. | For fitting or fixing apparatus in connection with w.c. at 10, Maxilla Gardens without giving notice contrary to the provisions of Bye-law 14 of the L.C.C. under Sec. 39 of the Public Health (London), Act, 1891 | Fined 40s. | |
| Messrs. Dimmer and Courthorpe, 43, Knightsbridge | Failure to construct new w.c.'s at 6, Bina Gardens | Order to execute work within 14 days | |
| Mrs. A. Pilbrow, 24, Hyde Park Square | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 47, Mary Place | Order to execute work within 14 days | |
| July 6th | A. E. Maidwell, 2, Glynde Mews | For unlawfully carrying on the trade of a dairyman without being registered | Fined 20s. and 5s. costs |
| Mrs. A. Pilbrow, 24, Hyde Park Square | Failure to comply with the Order made on the 18th May to carry out certain sanitary repairs at 47, Mary Place | Fined 5s. per day for 24 days (£6 in all) | |
| Dec. 7th | F. C. Mander, 145, Uxbridge Road | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 2, Wornington Mews | Order to execute work within 14 days, and ordered to pay 5s. costs |
| W. J. Waldron, 29a, Redcliffe Gardens | Failure to carry out sanitary repairs at 15, Finboro ugh Road | Summons withdrawn, the work having been carried out |