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Plumstead 1893
Annual report 1893-94
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BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE PLUMSTEAD DISTRICT
Clerk's Report on Police Court Proceedings, 1893-4.
I have to report the following as the number of Police Court
Summonses issued by me on the instructions of the Board, and
of convictions or orders obtained during the year 1893-4.
Further particulars were in each case duly reported to the Board when the cases were respectively heard by the Police Magistrates.
| Summonses. | Convictions or Orders. | Paid before Hearing. | Withdrawn, Dismissed, Not Served, or otherwise disposed of. | Work done before Hearing. | Hearing Adjourned. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Adulteration of Food.. | 9 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | 8 |
| 2. Building beyond general line | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
| 3. Building and draining without notice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4. Contravention of drainage plan | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5. Drainage Contributions | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| 6. Exposing unsound food for sale | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 7. Failing to notify infectious disease | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 8. Illegal Drain repair | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 9. Obstruction | 22 | 21 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
| 10. Opening ground without notice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 11. Paving Contributions | 116 | 100 | 12 | 4 | .. | 78 |
| 12. Permitting occupation of dwelling houses without proper water supplv certificates | 9 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
| 13. Polluted Well | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 14. Road Repair Contributions | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 15. Sewer Contributions | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .. | 20 |
| Totals | 234 | 174 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 146 |
Two Nuisance Summonses carried over to next year.
Two cases of permitting occupation of dwelling houses without proper
water supply certificates carried over to next year.
One summons Polluted Well carried over to next year.
GEORGE WHALE,
25th March, 1897 Clerk