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Shoreditch 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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three witnesses, called on behalf of the Council, was to the effect that the old pan,
which was cracked, had been removed, and a new long hopper pan substituted. One
of these witnesses stated that fragments of the old pan had been seen in the yard.
The magistrate, however, believed the owner and his witness, and dismissed the summons
with £3 3s. costs against the Council.
The summons in respect to Nos. 52 and 68, Westmoreland Place, which are
houses let in lodgings, were taken out by the Chief Inspector against the owner for
non-compliance with statutory notices for the abatement of nuisances, the houses
being in a very dirty and generally insanitary condition. The magistrate ordered
the necessary work to be carried out in three weeks.
The summons in respect to No. 73, Weymouth Terrace, was taken out by Inspector
Pearson, the house being without a proper water supply. The water was restored
after the summons had been served. Upon the owner producing satisfactory evidence
that the delay in the restoration of the water supply was not due to any fault on
his part, the summons was withdrawn.
HOUSES CLOSED.
The following houses were closed during the year, upon the service of sanitary notices, either on account of being unfit for habitation or in order to enable the works necessary to put them in a satisfactory sanitary condition to be carried out in a proper and efficient manner:—
| Bristow Street, No. 30. | Reeves Place, Nos. 15 and 16. |
| Brunswick Street, Nos. 73, 75, and 77. | Ware Street, No. 2. |
| Cropley Street, No. 66. | Westmoreland Place, No. 2. |
| Pritchards Road, No. 103. | Wilmer Gardens, No. 92. |
It may also be mentioned that Nos. 1 to 6, Bath Place, were closed towards the
end of 1906 and the beginning of the current year. These six houses belong to the
Borough Council (Electricity Department) having been acquired about two years ago.
They were in a dirty and dilapidated condition, and the sanitary arrangements
generally were bad.
The houses in Bristow and Cropley Streets were closed voluntarily by the owners
in order that they might be dealt with thoroughly throughout, the houses needing
general cleansing and repairs.
The houses in Brunswick Street were closed in consequence of the service of sanitary
notices by Inspector Pearson, in respect to the drains, which were in an extremely
defective and offensive condition. There were also general dilapidations which had to
be dealt with, and! it was therefore though advisable for the houses to be vacated
whilst the necessary works were being carried out.