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housing.
provisions of Sections 26 and 111 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Forty (40)
inspections were made during the year of the factory bakehouses and 495 of the workshop.
The re-opening of a bakehouse is made an opportunity for securing a complete overhaul
of the premises and fittings.
HOUSING.
Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act, 1909.
A report on this Act embodying a synopsis of the amendments in the older Housing Acts
and a statement of the methods of procedure as prescribed by the Act itself, was submitted at
the beginning of January of last year. Communications were received from the Local
Government Board during the year forwarding the forms of notices to be adopted, rules for
appeals, etc.
Only one house was brought before the Council during the year under the Act. Notices
were served under Section 15 of the Act for the repair and making good of dilapidations.
The landlord failed to comply with the notices, and the Council resolved to issue tenders for
the execution of the work. It was, however, found impossible to proceed with the case as
vacant possession of the house was necessary to enable the work to be done. There is no
provision in the Acts by which such vacant possession can be obtained. Subsequently the
landlord did carry out some of the work, but at the close of the year the case was still before
the Public Health Committee. The difficulty experienced was reported to the Local
Government Board.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
Registration.—At the beginning of last year 1,320 houses were on the Register, and during
the year 20 were added and 14 removed, so that at the close of the year 1,326 houses were
registered. The registration of the 20 houses involved 277 visits (inspections). The
houses registered during the year were situated in-
(Streets in which the majority of houses were previously registered).
Albert Street. Cuthbert Street.
Braithwaite Place. Hall Place.
Campbell Street. Hethpool Street.
Carlton Mews, Maida Vale. Kensal Road.
Crompton Street. North Wharf Road, and
(Houses the registration of which was specially ordered, on account of the conditions
found existing therein).
Chippenham Road. Edbrooke Road.
The housing conditions found to prevail at the time of registration are given below:—
No. of Houses visited and registered 20
Inhabitants in registered rooms ... 170
Persons under 10 years of age ... 50
„over„ „ ... 120
Inhabitants in other rooms ... ... 25
Persons under 10 years of age ... 6
„ 10 years and over ... ... 19
Total Inhabitants 201
No. of Rooms Registered ... ... 91
For living only ... ... ... 12
For sleeping... ... . . ... 44
For living and sleeping ... ... 35
Other Rooms ... ... ... ... 39
Occupied by landlords ... ... 21
Exempt by rent ... . ... —
Occupied, not inhabited ... ... 7
Empty ... ... ... ... 11
Total Rooms ... 130