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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1903
Report on the public health of 1903
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, AND METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.
| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result./ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8th, 1903 | Fred. Gebringer, 31, Great Pearl Street, Spitalfields | Permitting overcrowding at 24, Bastwick Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| ” | Do. do. | Permitting overcrowding at 48, Bastwick Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| ” | Do. do. | Permitting overcrowding at 53, Bastwick Street | Fined £5 and £2 2s. costs |
| ” | Do. do. | Permitting overcrowding at 55, Bastwick Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| March 5th | J. Rowley, 216, Green Lanes, N. | For failing to alter and amend defective drain at 59, Lever Street | Fined £2 and £1 3s. costs |
| May 1st | Perry Bros., 4, City Road | For failing to clear choked water-closet at 51, Little Sutton Street | Withdrawn on payment of £2 2s. costs |
| May 14th | L. Aaron, 14, Doughty Street, W.C. | For failing to alter and amend defective drain at 35, Central Street | Withdrawn |
| May 28th | J. Maley, 2, Alpha Villas, Archway Road, W. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 15, Galway Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | J. Priestley, 1, West Street, Finsbury Circus | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 1, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | Do. do. | For failing to cleanse the lodging house, 14, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | Mr. Hughes, 3. Hatfield Street, E.C. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 3, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | F. Cant, 5, Hatfield Street, E.C. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 5, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| May 29th | Hollingsworth & Collier, 1, Bishopsgate Street Without, E C. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house. 24, Nortnampton Road | Fined £2 and 2s. costs |
| ” | A. H. A. Saunders, 36, Pembury Road, Lower Clapton | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 24, Noble Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| ” | J. W. Harris,54, Barnsbury Road, N, | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 11, Risinghill Street | Fined £2 and 2s. costs |
| ” | Mr. Busby | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 30, White Lion Street | Ordered to pay 2s. costs |
| LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, AND METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. | |||
| Date. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence. | Result./ |
| Jan. 8th, 1903 | Fred. Gebringer, 31, Great Pearl Street, Spitalfields | Permitting overcrowding at 24, Bastwick Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| ” | Do. do. | Permitting overcrowding at 48, Bastwick Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| ” | Do. do. | Permitting overcrowding at 53, Bastwick Street | Fined £5 and £2 2s. costs |
| ” | Do. do. | Permitting overcrowding at 55, Bastwick Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| March 5th | J. Rowley, 216, Green Lanes, N. | For failing to alter and amend defective drain at 59, Lever Street | Fined £2 and £1 3s. costs |
| May 1st | Perry Bros., 4, City Road | For failing to clear choked water-closet at 51, Little Sutton Street | Withdrawn on payment of £2 2s. costs |
| May 14th | L. Aaron, 14, Doughty Street, W.C. | For failing to alter and amend defective drain at 35, Central Street | Withdrawn |
| May 28th | J. Maley, 2, Alpha Villas, Archway Road, W. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 15, Galway Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | J. Priestley, 1, West Street, Finsbury Circus | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 1, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | Do. do. | For failing to cleanse the lodging house, 14, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | Mr. Hughes, 3. Hatfield Street, E.C. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 3, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| ” | F. Cant, 5, Hatfield Street, E.C. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 5, Hatfield Street, as required by the Bye-laws (see page 146) | Dismissed |
| May 29th | Hollingsworth & Collier, 1, Bishopsgate Street Without, E C. | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house. 24, Nortnampton Road | Fined £2 and 2s. costs |
| ” | A. H. A. Saunders, 36, Pembury Road, Lower Clapton | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 24, Noble Street | Fined £1 and 2s. costs |
| ” | J. W. Harris,54, Barnsbury Road, N, | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 11, Risinghill Street | Fined £2 and 2s. costs |
| ” | Mr. Busby | For failing to cleanse the lodging-house, 30, White Lion Street | Ordered to pay 2s. costs |