Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1893
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Where, however, any watercloset is provided for the use of
persons occupying two or more separately occupied premises, and there
is a person having the care and control of such watercloset, the
foregoing requirement shall apply to such person.
The person in occupation of or having the charge, management, or
control of the premises, or if there is no such person, then any person
in occupation of or having the charge, management, or control of any
part of the premises, and in the case of any premises the whole of
which is let to lodgers, the person receiving the rent payable by the
lodgers, either on his own account or as the agent of another person
shall for the purposes of this byelaw be deemed to be the occupier.
Penalties.
Penalties. 3. Every person who shall offend against the foregoing byelaw
shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty of five pounds, and
in the case of a continuing offence to a further penalty of forty
shillings for each day after written notice of the offence from the
Sanitary Authority.
Provided, nevertheless, that the justices or court before whom any
complaint may be made, or any proceedings may be taken in respect of
any such offence, may, if they think fit, adjudge the payment as a
penalty of any sum less than the full amount of the penalty imposed
by this byelaw.
The Seal of the Board of Works for the Hackney District was hereunto
affixed on the 24th January, 1894.
J. SCHOFIELD,
Chairman of the Board of Works
for the Hackney District.
H. McLACHLAN,
HENRY HULLAND.
GEOROE GROCOTT, Deputy Acting Clerk.
Allowed by the Local Government Board this Ninth day of February, 1894.
HENRY H. FOWLER,
President.
HUGH OWEN,
Secretary.
Seal of
the Board of
Works for the
Hackney
District.
Seal of the
Local Government
Board.