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Battersea 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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65
Legal Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891-
continued.
Nature of Offence or Claim.
Nuisance at 12 Orville Road
The like at 14 Orville Road
The like at 16 Orville Road
Nuisance at 13 Orville Road
Nuisances at 5, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 15
Orville Road. (Eight summonses)
Nuisance at 13 Ponton Street
Nuisance at 52 Cabul Road
Nuisances at 112 and 112a Wycliffe
Road. (Two summonses)
Nuisance at 122 Meyrick Road
Nuisance at 3 Hillier Road
Result of Proceedings.
Works required to abate the nuisance
having been commenced, summons
adjourned for seven days. At
adjourned hearing, work required
to abate outstanding nuisance
being practically finished and
defendant undertaking to complete
them immediately, summons
dismissed on payment of £1 1s. Od.
costs.
Nuisance having been abated, summons
dismissed on payment of
£1 1s. Od. costs.
The like.
Order made for nuisance to be
abated within 48 hours and for
payment of £2 2s. Od. costs.
In each case Order made for nuisance
to be abated within fourteen days
and for payment of £1 1s. Od.
costs (£8 8s. Od. in all).
Order made for nuisance to be abated
within fourteen days and for payment
of £1 1s. 0d. costs.
This was a "combined drainage"
case, and the defendant disputed
that he was liable, but after hearing
detailed evidence and legal
argument, the Magistrate made an
Order for the nuisancfe to be abated
within fourteen days, and for payment
of £1 1s. 0d. costs.
Nuisances having been abated, summonses
dismissed on payment of
£1 1s. 0d. costs in each case
(£2 2s. Od. in all)
Nuisance having been abated summons
withdrawn on payment of
£2 2s. Od. costs.
The "nuisance" complained of was
a broken lavatory basin. Since
the summons was issued the
defendant had provided a new
basin in place of the broken one.
The summons was dismissed.