Source – Bishop’s Stortford Petty Sessions, 10th August 1916
Following in the wake of the Act, a letter was tabled at the Petty Sessions from a Mr W.E. Jones of the Wesleyan Quarterly Meeting. In it concerns were expressed regarding the “great peril to National efficiency and well being” occasioned by intoxicating drink and the increased number of of troops.
It went on to recommend that measures should be taken for “restriction or curtailment of hours”.
It was reported that all licensed premises were now required to suspend drinking at 10.00 p.m. not 11.00 p.m.
(Note: Before the outbreak of War drinking on licensed premises was commonly permitted from 5.30 a.m. until half an hour past midnight) .
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