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St Pancras 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Borough Council. [(No. 1). ((1904) 1 K.B. 610; 73 L.J.K.B. 100; 90 LT.
22; 52 W.R. 399; 68 JP. 95; 20 T.L.R. 95; 2 L.G.R. 334), and Stiles v.
Galinski and Nokes v. Islington M.B.C. (No. 2) ((1904) 1 K.B. 615; 73
L.J.K.B. 485; 90 L.T. 437; 52 W.R. 462; 68 J.P. 183; 20 T.L.R. 219;
2 L.G.R 341)].
The Board will be happy to consider any further proposals of the Borough
Council to deal with this matter.
A statement is enclosed briefly indicating the exemption clauses in force in
other Metropolitan Boroughs where by-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings have
been confirmed during recent years.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(signed) J.S. DAVY,
Assistant Secretary.
To the Town Clerk,
St. Pancras.
Statement as to exemption clauses in by-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family made by Metropolitan Borough Councils and confirmed by the Local Government Board since 1903.
| Bermondsey M.B.C. | No exemption clause. | ||
| (a) Holborn. See the Board's letter. | |||
| Deptford | (b) | Bermondsey Deptford Stepney | In these cases it was represented to the Board that there were no lodging houses in the Metropolitan Boroughs which could be said not to require regulation on sanitary grounds. |
| Holborn | |||
| Stepney . . | |||
Exemption clauses in the form of the model
[2. In either of the following cases a lodging house shall be exempt
from the operation of these by-laws; that is to say—
(a) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger, and exclusive
of any charge for the use by the lodger of any furniture, is at a
rate of not less than per week.
(b) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger, and inclusive
of any charge for the use by the lodger of any furniture is at a
rate of not less than per week.]
have been allowed in the following cases with the respective rental limits
shewn —
para, (a) para. (b)
Camberwell, M B.C. 8/6 10/-
Greenwich 6/6 9/-
Hammersmith 7 /6 10/-
London Corporation 10/- 12/6
Poplar M.B.C 10/- 12/6
St. Marylebone 10/- 12/6
Stoke Newington 4/- 6/-
Wandsworth 10/- 12/-
Westminster 15/- 18/-