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Hairdressers and Barbers.
On the instructions of the Public Health Committee, the occupier of
a hairdresser's establishment was cautioned for carrying on the business
of a hairdresser without registration.
Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings instituted at the request of the District Public
Health Inspectors during the year, showing penalties imposed, were as
follows:-
_ No. of Fines Costs
Summonses
Public Health (London) Act, 1936:-
Nuisance Orders 34 - £112.19. 0
Non-compliance with Nuisance Orders 4 £30. 0.0 10. 1. 0
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 2 - 4. 5. 0
4.0 £30. 0. 0 £127. 5. 0
Appeals were heard in two instances during the year where notices
were served under Section 40 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
In one case the Magistrate apportioned the costs between the various
owners concerned, and the other case was adjourned sine die.
The Magistrates made a Closing Order on a dwelling-house in the
Borough, under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, following the issue
of a summons for non-compliance with a Statutory Notice.
Lodging Houses - Common.
There are 5 Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, providing accommodation
for 900 persons, as follows:-
86, Cable Street 8 Mon.
15 & 16, Calvin Street 41 Married couples.
10/22, Johnson Street (Church Army) 175 Men.
177, Whitechapel Road (Salvation Army) 407 Men.
Hostel for Women, Hopetown Street
(Salvation Army) 228 Women.
The premises at 10/22, Johnson Street, which had been closed since
1st June, 1957, for structural alterations, were re-opened on 10th September
by the Rt.Hon.Viscount Alexander of Hillsborough, C.H., LL.D.
The reconstructed premises now provide accommodation for 175 men, instead
of 258 as formerly.
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