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£65 2s. 6d. was paid by property owners to the
Council for the services of the Rat Officer in connection
with the destruction of rats at the above premises.
Housing.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—The proposed by-laws
under Section 26 of the Housing and Town Planning
Act, in respect of houses let in lodgings, have not yet
been issued. No action has been taken during the
year under the old by-laws, but such houses have been
dealt with as required under the Public Health (London)
Act and Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning,
etc., Act.
Certificates under the Revenue Acts.—Certificates
for exemption from or reduction of inhabited house
duty were granted in respect of 561 tenements.
Certificates of Water Supply.—Certificates of water
supply were given in respect of 7 new premises.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction)
Act, 1920.—Under Section 2 of this Act, 29 applications
for certificates that "the house is not in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation or is
otherwise not in a reasonable state of repair" were
received. Certificates were granted in 22 of these
cases.
Section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc.,
Act, 1919.—During the year 1922 the Borough Council
made considerable use of this Section, 686 notices
being issued under these statutory powers. This
Section gives the sanitary authority power to require
repairs, and applies to any working-class dwelling
regardless of the rent or the date at which it was let.
The repairs which may be required under this Section