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SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.
On two occasions it was necessary to apply to the Courts for an
abatement order. In both cases orders were made by the magistrates
and costs allowed. In one case a fine was also imposed.
During the year the appeal against an abatement order made by
the local magistrates and referred to in the Annual Report for 1948
came before the Court of Quarter Sessions at Middlesex Guildhall. The
Court dismissed the appeal.
Five cases about dustbins were also heard by the local magistrates,
in each case an appeal having been lodged by the owner against the
service of a notice under S. 75 of the Public Health Act, 1936. In
one case the appeal was dismissed. In the others the appeals were
allowed, in two costs being awarded against the Council. One of these
cases was later the subject of an appeal by the Council to the King's
Bench Division. This appeal was dismissed with costs.
The local magistrates also heard two summonses involving a hawker.
One summons referred to trading in the district without being registered
pursuant to S. 279 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, and the
second for failing to have his name and address inscribed on his vehicle.
Fines were imposed in respect of each of these summonses.
HOUSING.
Repair of Houses.
1,485 complaints of dampness or other housing defects were received
during the year, a small increase over the number received during 1948.
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