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Poplar 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Police Court Proceedings.
| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Attendance at Police Court. | Result. | Name of Officer. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Universe Rope Works, Glengall Road | Smoke nuisance. Default on the 3rd February in complying with the requisitions of a notice of the Council, dated 6th day of December, 1907. | 10th March | £5 penalty, 23/- costs | Mr. Foad. | ||||
| Mr. W. Johnson | ||||||||
| 2, Beachy Road (Lodging House) | Landlord summoned under the bye-laws for not causing every part of the lodging house to be cleansed within 14 days after service of notice in writing, dated 20th February, under Bye-law 15. | 30th March Adjourned 13th April. | Magistrate adjourned the summons for work to be done. Magistrate withdrew summons 13th April and gave no costs. See special report to Public Health and Housing Committee, Council's Minutes 30th April, 1908. | |||||
| 3, Beachy Road (Lodging House) | As above. | Ditto. | Mr. W. Johnson | |||||
| As above. | ||||||||
| Mr. w. Johnson | ||||||||
| 5, Beachy Road (Lodging House) | As above. | Ditto. | As above. | |||||
| Mr. W. Johnson | ||||||||
| 8, Beachy Road (Lodging House) | As above. | Ditto. | As above. | |||||
| Wellington Road | Seizure of 1 ton 2cwt. of meat. | 28th May | Condemned by Magistrate* | Mr. Langley. | ||||
| 183, West Perry Road | Defective drains. | 29th May | Closing order (forthwith), no costs. | Mr. Foad. | ||||
| 5'2a, Tidey Street | Owner summoned for not paving the yard with a hard, durable and impervious pavement evenly and closely laid upon a sufficient bed of good concrete, and so sloped to a properly constructed channel as effectually to carry off all rain and waste water. Summons under Council's Bye-laws. | 3rd June Adjourned 24th June; re-adjourned 1st July | Works completed, £2 4/— costs. | Mr. Langley. | ||||
| Mr Boyee. | ||||||||
| 5a, St. Stephen's Road | No water supply for sanitary and domestic purposes. Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | 9th June | " Abatement order " 7 days', 25 - costs. | |||||
| Mr. J. Johnson | ||||||||
| 5, Pekin Street | Owner summoned for neglecting to comply with the notice, dated 15th May, requiring him to forthwith cleanse, alter and amend the drains. Metropolis Local Management Acts, 1855 and 1862. | 10th June | 1/- penalty, 23/- costs | |||||
| * See proceedings, 3rd July. | ||||||||
| London and Provincial Dye Works | Smoke Nuisance. Default on the 22nd May in complying with the requisition of a notice, dated 4th day of May, 1908. | 24th June | 5/- penalty, 23/- costs | Mr. Field. | ||||
| Seizure of Heat, Wellington Road | H., Jun., summoned for unlawfully aiding and abetting in the depositing for the purpose of preparation for sale, intended for the food of man, 1 ton 2cwt. of beef which was unsound, unwholesome and unfit for the food of man. | 3rd July Adjourned 10th July | £15 5/- penalty, £5 5/- costs | Mr. Langley. | ||||
| Ditto | S— P—, as above. | As above | £25 penalty, £5 5/- costs | Mr. Langley. | ||||
| Ditto | Two other summonses were issued in connection with the above seizure. One summons was against the owner of the meat; the other summons was against the occupier of the premises upon which the 1 ton 2cwt. of beef was found. | As above | Summonses dismissed in both instances | Mr. Langley. | ||||
| 5a, St. Stephen's Road | Owner summoned for not complying with the nuisance order dated 9th June, made by the magistrate at Old Street Police Court. | 7th July | Not proceeded with, see below | Mr. Boyce. | ||||
| Ditto | No water supply for sanitary and domestic purposes and premises unfit for human habitation. | 7th July | Closing order, £3 3/- costs | Mr. Boyce. | ||||
| Ditto | Closing order to be rescinded. Mr. Boyce summoned. | 22nd July | Closing order of 7th July rescinded | Mr. Boyce. | ||||
| Workshop, Ranwell Street | Occupier summoned as he did not send to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, on or before the 1st day of August, a copy of the list shewing the names and addresses of all persons directly employed by him as workmen outside the workshop. Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, Section 107. | 25th September | £1 penalty, 23/- costs | Miss Tattersall | ||||
| Workshop, Libra Road | As above | 25th September | Summons adjourned sine die. Defendant stated at hearing he did not now employ outworkers | Miss Tattersall | ||||
| Roman Road, Pork Butcher's Shop | Seizure of 171b. of beef, 29 faggots, and 4 saveloys. 5th October. | 6th October | Condemned by magistrate* | Mr. Boyce. | ||||
| * No further action was taken in this case, but the Committee directed that a letter of caution be sent to the occupier of the premises. | ||||||||