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With regard to No. 13 Hoxton Market, the summons was taken out by inspector
Langstone against the owner for not complying with a statutory notice requiring
the replacement of a broken water closet pan. An order was made by the
magistrate against the owner for the necessary work to be done. This order not
being complied with in the time specified thereon, a fresh summons was taken out
against the owner without stating his name. This summons, which was for a penalty
was dismissed, the magistrate holding that the name of the owner referred to should
have been stated upon the summons. A further summons was then issued against the
owner by name, but the work having been carried out, it was not proceeded with.
In the case of No. 42 Loanda Street, the proceedings were taken under the
London County Council bye-laws with respect to the construction of water closets,
upon summonses by inspector Firth, against a builder for failing to give notice to
the Sanitary Authority, as required by bye-law No. 14, and for not complying with the
requirements of bye-law No. 5. The offender was convicted and fined in each
instance.
The houses in Teale street and Williams place were dealt with under the supervision
of the chief sanitary inspector. They were in a very dirty and dilapitated
condition, and the drainage system common to the houses was tested and found to be
in an extremely defective and very dangerous condition. Thirteen statutory notices
were served upon the owner under the Public Health (Lond.) Act, 1891, twelve in
respect to the general insanitary conditions of the houses, and one with respect
to the drains. As there was a good deal of unnecessary delay in rectifying the
insanitary conditions, proceedings were taken before a magistrate who made the
necessary orders for the execution of the work. These resulted in more energetic
measures being adopted. Nos. 4, 5 and 6 Williams Place, and No. 23 Teale Street,
were closed as it was impossible to adequately deal with them whilst in occupation.
In the end the work required was carried out, and a very satisfactory improvement
was effected in the sanitary condition of the houses.
The houses above mentioned in Watson's Place have been under the notice of the
Sanitary Authority on several occasions, work has been done in connection with them
but it has been of a very rough and unsatisfactory character. Towards the end of the
year, after efforts to induce the owner to deal with them in an efficient manner, their
condition was brought under the notice of the Health Committee and statutary notices
were served upon the owner under the Public Health (Lond.) Act, 1891. The houses,
originally constructed of inferior materials, were in a dilapidated and dirty condition.
As the owner failed to take any satisfactory steps to comply with the notices he was
summoned by inspector Quelch, and orders were made by the magistrate at the
beginning of December for the notices to be complied with in three months. Up to
the end of the year under consideration nothing of a satisfactory character had been
done.