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Water Supply. —The Metropolitan Water Board sent 31 notices
of withdrawal of water supply to premises. In each case the reason for
the action of the Board wa3 failure to pay the water rate.
There were 3 prosecutions in respect of failure to restore water supply
following the service of statutory notices. An abatement order was
made in each case.
Water Supply in Tenement Houses. —Power to effect this provision is
given under Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and
under Section 78 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1907. The number of cases in which this action was taken since 1929
is as follows:—
1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
5 21 19 9 12
By-laws as to Removal of Offensive Refuse. —One case was reported
and the person concerned was prosecuted and fined 10s. and 21s. costs.
Lighting of staircases in tenement buildings. —The L.C.C. (General
Powers) Act, 1927 (Sec. 61), provides that the staircases of every tenement
building shall, wherever practicable, be provided with adequate means
of natural and artificial lighting, and those constructed after the
commencement of the Act with windows to the external air at each storey.
At 22 houses lighting of staircases was installed or improved as the
result of representation to the owners.