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50, Tufton-street, defective w.c. and dirty premises. Fine
of sixpence imposed and twenty-five shillings costs.
5 and 6, Laundry-yard, insanitary dwellings. Closing order
made and 14s. 6d. cost.
15 and 17, Medway-street, three illegally occupied underground
rooms. Fine of £12 and 37s. 6d. costs.
105, Regency-street, improper dung receptacle. Fine of £5
and 12s. 6d. costs imposed.
7, Bessborough-mews, improper dung receptacle. Fine of
10s. and 12s. 6d. costs.
1, 2, 3 and 4, Bull's Head-court, insanitary dwellings.
"Closing Order" made and £3 cost.
21, Strutton-ground, goods projecting an footway. No fine
imposed in this ease, defendant promising not to offend
again; £1 1s. costs.
St. Margaret's and St. John's, Parishes.
Inspector Kirk.
Twenty-six summonses were taken out by order of the
Sanitary Committee during the year—twenty-one of which
were under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, two under the
Margarine Act, and three under the Housing of the Working
Classes Act, with the result, that £15 as fines, and £18 16s.
costs were recovered under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
£4 as fines and £1 5s. costs under the Margarine Act, and
£2 8s. costs under the Housing of the Working Classes Act,
making a total of £49 as fines, and £22 9s. costs recovered.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act.
In only one instance was there any difficulty in serving a
defendant with a summons; he having given a false name, and
at the time of the issue of the summons had sold his business.
He was, however, recognized in Marsham-street, and was
followed to a shop in that street, which he was about to open.
He was then watched and followed up Great Peter-street,
where the Warrant Officer served him with the summons.
The defendant, however, denied that he was the man in fault.
On the first hearing of the case he failed to appear, and the
hearing was adjourned for a week. In the meantime he had
disappeared from Marsham-street and had left a manager in the
shop who represented himself to be the proprietor. A letter
from the solicitor, addressed to the defendant was given to
this man, informing him that if he did not appear on the second
hearing a warrant would be issued for his arrest.
At the second hearing, however, he appeared and accepted
the service of the summons, and was fined £10, and bad to
pay £5 5s. costs.