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complaints having been received, I visited the
premises on the 22nd October, and was so impressed
with the state of indescribable filth and dilapidation
which I found that I gave instructions for immediate
action to be taken. Summonses were accordingly
issued by the Clerk of the Council, which were
heard at the Harlesden Police Court on the 30th
October. The evidence of myself and the Sanitary
Inspector having been heard, the case was adjourned
at the request of the Clerk of the Council, to enable
the Magistrates to view the premises. At the
adjourned hearing the Magistrates made an order for
the closing of one of the houses and the payment by
the defendant of the costs of the tenants' removal.
The summonses with regard to the three remaining
houses were adjourned until the 20th November to
enable the defendant to comply with the requirements
of the Council.
At the hearing of the adjourned proceedings, the
Bench on November 20th made an order to close the
remaining houses, and imposed a penalty of 20s. and
costs for each of the houses. An allowance of 5s. to
each tenant towards defraying the cost of removal
was also made.