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22.
Legal Proceedings.
A summary of legal proceedings instituted during the
year, showing penalties imposed, is as follows:-
No.of
Summonses
Fine?
Costs
Food and Drugs Act, 1938.
36
£209.0.0.
£fl. 9.
0
Public Health (London) Act, I936.
34
117.0.0.
70. 4.
0
London County Council (General
Powers) Act,' 1939.
1
–
2. 4.
0
71
£326.0.0.
£123.17.
0
The Magistrates made Closing Ordersi under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936, on three dwellinghouses in the
Borough on the application of the landlords.
Lodging Houses - Common.
There are 4 Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, providing
accommodation for 1,103 persons, as follows
15 & 16, Calvin Street - 41 Married Couples
10-22, Johnson Street - - 258 Men
177 5 Whitechapel Road - 535 Men
Hostel for Women, Hopetown Street - 228 Women
133 inspections were made during the year, including 12
inspections, carried out at night.
There are now thirty such premises in 14 of the Metropolitan
Boroughs, providing accommodation for 6,388 males,
918 females and 41 married couples. .
Lodging Houses - Seamen's.
There are 5 Seamen's Lodging Houses in the Borough,
providing accommodation for 488 seamen, as follows:-
The Sailors' Home & Red Ensign Club,
Ensign Street & Dock Street 235 Seamen
The Empire Memorial Hostel,
0 Passage 11 "
220, Cable Street 30 "
9, Ensign'Street 22 "
109 inspections were made during the year, including 23
inspections carried out at night.