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completed during the year. In cases where the lease of the premises expired
within twelve months the notices were allowed to stand over.
In the year 1908, when the above section first came into operation 403 such
notices were served.
BY-LAWS AS TO HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
At the end of the year, 606 houses were registered under these By-laws,
of these, 311 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 295 in the Holborn District,
34 such houses were removed from the Register principally on account of the
closing or demolition of the houses, and in some cases because the houses are now
occupied only by members of one family, and 7 were added to the Register.
During the year, there were 998 inspections of these premises, excluding a
very large number of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 19 notices were
served for 25 overcrowded rooms, and 215 notices for other breaches of the
By-laws, exclusive of 614 notices that were served for annual cleansing as required
by the By-laws.
REVENUE ACTS.
Forty-seven applications were received during the year for Certificates from me
under the above Acts. One comprising one tenement (a flat) was granted, and
46 comprising about 230 tenements were refused. Most of the latter were about
to be dealt with under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, and a number
have since been closed.
OVERCROWDING.
The number of dwelling rooms found to be overcrowded was 39, in comparison
with 64 in the previous year. 25 of these were dealt with as breaches
of the By-laws as to houses let in lodgings.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
In accordance with the Contract, all house refuse has to be removed at
least twice a week, and oftener if required by the Medical Officer of Health.
In the main thoroughfares there is a daily collection before 10 a.m.
As usual, much attention was given to securing the regular removal of house
refuse. A large number of inspections were made by me, and the inspectors,
including early morning inspections, of the streets in which there is a daily
removal. Only 15 genuine complaints respecting non-removal of house refuse
were received from householders. 93 notices were served for the provision of
proper dust receptacles.
During the year a number of applications were received for the removal
of trade refuse for which the Contractor is paid by the owners in accordance
with Section 33 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.