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Battersea 1894

Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1894

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Sub-Committee of the Sanitary Committee and the Chief Sanitary
Inspector, who subsequently reported to the Sanitary
Committee the result of their inspection, and recommended that
in no less than 119 cases did they consider it necessary to make
improvement in the existing accommodation. The Sanitary
Committee therefore directed the necessary notices to be served,
and that in the event of the same not being complied with, the
Vestry decided to bring the matter before the Licensing Justices
and oppose the renewal of the licenses upon the ground that
the Licensee had failed to comply with the Vestry's requirements.
These notices were all complied with, with but eight
exceptions. The Chief Inspector therefore attended before the
Licensing Justices on the 28th February, 1894, in respect to the
following premises, and stated the ground of the Vestry's
opposition:—
1. Black Swan, York Road. No accommodation.
2. Britannia Arms, Plough Want of water supply to
Road. urinal.
3. General Havelock, Batter- Insufficient accommodation
sea Park Road. and not accessible from
all the bars of the house.
4. The Northcote Hotel,North- Urinal required to be pro-
cote Road. perly screened off.
5. The Original Woodman, No water supply to urinal.
High Street.
6. The Collingwood, Plough Insufficient water supply
Road. and dirty condition.
7. The Unity, York Road. Insufficient urinal
modation.
8. Nine Elms Tavern, Nine Ditto.
Elms Lane.
The Bench after hearing the evidence decided to adjourn
cases 1, 4, and 5, for the purpose of viewing the premises.
In case No. 2, Licensee not appearing, he case was adjourned
until 30th March, 1894.
In case No. 3, Counsel appeared for the Licensee, and
pointed out that this house was licensed prior to 1866. The