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St Pancras 1896
Report by the Medical Officer of Health upon bye-laws for houses let in lodgings or tenement-houses
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The numerical result of the working of the By-laws to date is set out in the following table:—
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS OR TENEMENT-HOUSES.
| Year. | Number of houses inspected for Registration. | Re-inspected during the year. | On Register at the end of the Year. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 137 | 4 (on complaint) | 137 |
| 1892 | 8 | 60 | 144 |
| 1893 | 19 | 19 | 163 |
| 1894 | 2 | .. | 145 |
| 1895 | 3 | .. | 148 |
| 1896 | 1 | 44 | 148 This column does not agree with column 2, owing to Rome houses having been taken off the Register and others demolished. |
What the London County Council consider the amount of evidence necessary
to prove that a Sanitary Authority " is carrying out the provisions of
Section 94" of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in accord with their
resolution of the 1st December, 1896, quoted at the commencement of this
Report, is not definitely stated.
It is in the experience of the Vestry that there are dwelling-houses that do
not come, and cannot be brought, within the scope of By-laws for tenementhouses—for
one instance, Equity Buildings—yet such class of houses require
control as much as, and in many cases more than, the other class of houses.
My reason, therefore, for setting out alternative methods is obvious, and I
trust that this course may facilitate the consideration of the subject by your
Health Committee.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN F. .J. SYKES.
Printed, by Order of the Health Committee.
WILLIAM MALLISON,
Chief Clerk.