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Proceedings were taken against:—
On February 21st, Annie Rosenthal, 7, East Mount Street, was fined 1s. and
23s. costs, with an order to abate the nuisance.
On April 8th Gershon Harris was fined 1s. and 2s. costs for not abating overcrowding
at 41, Booth Street Buildings, as well as an order prohibiting the
same.
On April 8th Gershon Harris is was fined 1s. and 2s. costs for not abating overcrowding
at 66, Booth Street Buildings, as well as an order prohibiting the
same.
On April 18th Lewis Senft, 29, St. John's Place, was fined £3 and 23s. costs,
and an order to abate.
On May 23rd Joseph Cohenlask, 12, Union Street, was fined £5 and 23s.
costs, and an order prohibiting the recurrence.
On May 23rd Hyman Bernstein, 32, Bromhead Street. Order to abate, and
25s. costs.
On May 23rd Isaac Israel, 8, Bromhead Street, was fined 40s. and 23s. costs.
On May 23rd Joseph Goldstein, 48, Princes Square, was fined £8 and £2 4s.
costs.
On May 23rd Harris Edkin, 84, Cable Street, was fined £5 and 23s. costs.
On December 4th Isaac Levy, 2, Duke Street, was fined 1s. and 23s. costs.
On December 30th J. Krufston, 7, Winterton Street, was fined £3 or a
month's imprisonment.
In addition, 107 notices were served for the abatement of overcrowding under
the Bye-laws respecting houses let in lodgings. No Police Court proceedings were
taken during the year.
In the St. George's District special observations were made by the four Inspectors
allotted to this district. This special house-to-house inspection was continuous
to that started in the year 1901. The inspections took place between 6 and
8 a.m. on Saturday mornings in Jewish houses, and on Sunday mornings in other
houses at a similar hour. 32 streets were thus inspected. They consisted of 654
houses, and contained 3,217 adults and 2,061 children. Overcrowding was discovered
in 174 houses, with 349 persons too many. 629 families occupied one-room tenements;
460 two-room tenements; 178 three-roomed tenements; 71 four-roomed
tenements; 24 five-roomed tenements; 13 six-roomed tenements; and 3 sevenroomed
tenements.