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been sold. As there appeared to be some doubt as to who actually was the owner at
the time the summonses came on for hearing the magistrate declined to make any
nuisance orders, but allowed the Council the costs of the summonses. No further
proceedings in the police court were necessary, as the new owner, on the property
coming into his possession, complied with the requirements of the Borough Council,
and under the supervision of the chief sanitary inspector an excellent sanitary
improvement was effected, including general repairs and cleansing, new flooring, and
staircases where required, painting, papering and white washing, repairs to waterclosets
and other matters. In three instances it was necessary to close the houses
altogether, and in the others it was necessary to get some of the people out. The
houses were dealt with in turn, and the people that remained were transferred from
house to house as occasion required, so as to obviate the necessity of emptying the
houses altogether.
The proceedings under the London County Council bylaws, made under Section 39
(1) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, were taken in respect to the construction
of a water-closet. Two summonses were taken out by Inspector Jordan against the
offender—a builder. One was for not giving notice to the sanitary authority of his
intention to do the work as required by one byelaw, and the other was for doing the
work in such a manner as to contravene the requirement of another bylaw. When
the case came before the magistrate the defendant pleaded ignorance, and stated that
he had done the work over again, under the supervision of the sanitary Inspector, in a
proper manner. Under the circumstance the magistrate thought that it would be
sufficient to allow the Borough Council 2s. costs on each summons.
HOUSES CLOSED.
The following is a list of the houses closed during the year in consequence of the
service of sanitary notices, either on account of being unfit for habitation or in order
that the works necessary to put them in a satisfactory sanitary condition could be
carried out in an efficient manner:—
Alma Street, No. 3.
Axe Place, Nos. 7 and 9.
Britannia Street, No. 80.
Byng's Buildings, No. 4.
Clifton Street, No. 16.
Ebenezer Buildings, No. 2.
Gifford Street, No. 41.
High Street, No. 189.
Hoxton Street, No. 128a.
Loanda Street, No. 56
Philip Street, Nos. 2 and 4
Provost Street, No. 109.
St. John's Road, No. 41.
Shepherdess Walk, No. 40.
Ware Street, No. 41.
Watson's Place, Nos. 2, 3 and 5.
No. 3, Alma Street was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from
Inspector Langstone, the drain was relaid and the house cleaned throughout.
The houses in Axe Place, Nuttall Street, consisting of 3 rooms each, were closed
by the owner on receipt of sanitary notices from the Chief Inspector, in order that