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* On Active Service all 1915. †On Active Service part of 1915.
As was previously stated most of the above recorded inspections involved
subsequent visits for supervising work in progress and other purposes.
Water Supply.
Section 78 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907,
provides that every house let to the working classes and occupied by members,
of more than one family must have a water supply on every floor let to a
separate family or families. In this borough the section has only been used
to secure that every family shall have a water-tap on its own or the next floor.
In the house comprising basement, ground, first and second floors with water
on the ground floor level only,. we have been satisfied with an additional tap
on the landing between the first and second floors.
During 1915 notices were served for additional water supply in regard to
3-38 houses, but no such notices were served subsequently to 8th September,
1915.
Underoround Rooms.
During the year letters were sent in respect of 49 underground rooms
(in 44 houses) which did not comply with the requirements of the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, and the Regulations made thereunder. 33
closing orders in respect of underground rooms (in 30 houses) were made.
In addition, 3 intimation notices were served during the year under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in regard to underground rooms illegally
occupied as dwellings. As indicated by these figures, there was a great reduction
in this work as compared with 1913 and 1914.
Houses unfit for Human Habitation.
During 1915, in addition to underground rooms, 16 houses were represented