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Stepney 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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102
List of Proceedings taken under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
On January 10th Mr. A. Davis, of Aldgate House, was fined £5 and 23s. costs
for letting a dwelling house—7b, Christian Street—without first obtaining a certificate
that the premises were supplied with a proper water supply.
On January 24th the owner of 58, Repton Street, was fined £5 and 23s. costs
for not complying with the Council's order to provide a proper and sufficient water
supply.
Two summonses were taken out against Annie Rosenthal, of 7, East Mount
Street, for illegal occupation of an underground room.
On February 21st the full penalty of 20s. in each case was imposed with 23s.
costs in the first and 2s. costs in the second case.
The owner of 115, Eastfield Street, was summoned for failing to remedy a
defective drain.
On March 21st an order was granted, compelling the owner to remedy the
defects within 14 days, and to pay £1 8s. 6d. costs.
On March 21st the owner of 117, Eastfield Street, was fined £1 and
12s. 6d. costs, and an order was made to remedy a defective drain for which he was
summoned.
Mr. Staines, the agent for the owner of 5, West Arbour Street, was summoned
for failing to abate a nuisance caused by defective yard paving.
An abatement order, with 25s. costs, was granted on March 21st.
On April 25th Mark Specterman, of 2, Alie Place, the owner of 54, Smith
Street, was summoned for non-compliance with the Council's order to remedy a defective
drain.
The magistrate granted an order for the completion of the work, with 23s. costs.
On May 8th Mark Specterman, of 2, Alie Place, was summoned for non-compliance
with the Council's order at 10, West Arbour Street, to remedy a defective
drain.
The Magistrate granted an order to complete the work, with 25s. costs.
On May 23rd Mr. Sprung, of 35, Patherton Road, was summoned for non-compliance
with the Council's order to remedy a defective soil-pipe at 42, Old Church
Road. An order was made, with 25s. costs.
Mr. Sprung was also summoned for refusing to ventilate the soil-pipe at 44, Old
Church Road, but the hearing of the case was adjourned for 21 days.
On May 23rd Harris Etkin, of 84, Cable Street, was fined £1 and 30s. costs
for allowing the cellar to be illegally occupied.