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SECTION 107 (Bylaws as to sanitary conveniences, etc.)
(a) Water closets, etc. Informal notices were served in respect of
contraventions found at twenty premises, and sixteen formal notices were
served. Legal proceedings were instituted in five cases.
(b) Dustbins. Informal notices were served in respect of 117 premises
at which owners had failed to maintain dustbins in a proper condition of
repair. Formal notices were served in 103 instances, and in only six cases
was it necessary to institute legal proceedings.
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SECTION 109 (Penalty for improperly making or altering sanitary
conveniences, &c.), Ten formal notices requiring the repair of defective
sanitary conveniences, pipes and fittings were served and complied with.
SECTION 113 (Provision of Public conveniences). The Borough Council
maintain twelve conveniences for women and twelve conveniences and eight
urinals for men and also maintain jointly with the Stoke Newington Borough
Council a further convenience for men and women. No charge is made for the
use of conveniences, and free hand-washing facilities are provided; additional
washing facilities, for which payment is required are also available at
these conveniences.
SECTION 122 (Cleansing or destruction of filthy or verminous articles).
The cleansing or destruction of verminous articles was undertaken as follows -
Verminous articles treated 1,087
Verminous articles destroyed 3,019
Unwholesome laundry
Number of persons for whom service was provided
during the year 207
Collections and deliveries made 4,268
Number of articles cleansed 39,815
This service was again made available to persons resident in Bethnal Green.
The Public Health Committee ordered the destruction of filthy articles
in one dwelling.
SECTION 123 (Cleansing of verminous houses). The disinfestation of 348
verminous rooms in 188 houses was carried out.
SECTION 132 (Restriction on use of underground rooms as dwellings).makes
it an offence to let or occupy or knowingly suffer to be occupied any underground
room in contravention of this section. The owners of two premises
were prosecuted for letting four rooms, and two rooms respectively, which
contravened the requirements of this section. In the first case penalties
totalling £200 with £4 costs were imposed, The second owner was fined £100
and ordered to pay £2 costs.
SECTION 137 (Nuisance arising from offensive trade). Investigations to
the number of 48 were made in respect of complaints of effluvia arising from
trade premises. In no instance was it possible to establish the existence
of a nuisance,
SECTION 140 (Restrictions on carrying on of offensive businesses).
Extensions of Establishment Orders were granted in respect of the following
five premises at which the business of dresser of fur skins was carried on:-
26, Bower Road Springfield Fur Works.
198, Daubeney Road Springfield Gardens.
73, Digby Road 8, Westgate Street.