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Guardians for the Holborn Union upon the subject statutory notices under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, were served upon them requiring, with a view to preventing
the recurrence of the nuisance, the removal of the existing troughs and the provision
of proper water closets furnished with suitable separate pans and traps which could be
efficiently flushed so as to obviate as far as possible risk of nuisance arising in connection
with the use of the water closets'. The notices were not complied with and the
case came before the magistrate. After hearing the evidence called on behalf of the
Borough Council, he adjourned it sine die. The feeling of the magistrate appeared to
be that there were so many technical points in connection with the construction of
w.c.'s involved that it would be more satisfactory if the case could be brought before
the London County Council. The efforts of the Borough Council to get the case before
the London County Council failed however, and it was necessary to continue proceedings
in the Police Court. Fresh summonses were taken out against the Guardians
for non-compliance with statutory notices which were served under Section 37 of the
Act, and also for breach of the bye-laws made by the Shoreditch Sanitary Authority
under Section 39 (2) of the Public Health Act with respect to the keeping of water closets
supplied with sufficient water for their effective action. Expert evidence was called on
both sides, and the magistrate after viewing the trough at the Workhouse decided
against the Sanitary Authority on the summonses for breaking the bye-laws, and thereupon
further proceedings were abandoned, the other summons being withdrawn,
and each side paying its own costs.
HOUSES CLOSED.
The following houses were closed during the year under consideration in
consequence of the service of sanitary notices, either on account of being unfit for
habitation or in order to enable the necessary works required to put them in a sanitary
condition to be carried out in an effectual manner
Britannia Street, No. 35
Bookham Street, No. 37
Dorchester Street, No. 36
Gifford Street, No. 37
Hearn Street, No. 7
Louisa Street, No. 13
Old Street, No. 318
Phillip Street, Nos. 65, 67, 69, 71 and 73
Socrates Place, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Sun Street, No. 48
Wilmer Gardens, Nos. 47, 49, 51 and 53
Whiston Street, Nos. 20 and 75
With respect to No. 35 Britannia Street this house was closed in consequence of
a sanitary notice served by inspector Le ir in order to enable the necessary work to be
carried out in a satisfactory manner. The drains were reconstructed, the house
thoroughly cl ansed, and a back addition was rebuilt.
No. 37 Bookham Street was closed under statutory notice to enable the necessary
works to be effectually carried out ; the house was dilapidated, and the drains needed
reconstruction No. 36 Dorchester Street was closed to enable works iu connection
with the drains and general dilapidations to be carried out.