View report page

59
accommodation not to assemble before 4 p.m., and they are now admitted an
hour earlier, viz., 4 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. as heretofore. These alterations
have effected considerable improvement in lessening the nuisance complained of.
WATER-CLOSETS AND DRAINAGE PLANS.
In the course of the year 341 plans for the proposed reconstruction of
water-closets and drains were submitted for approval.
With modification in certain cases, these were agreed to and the works
carried out. In sixteen cases, however, it was found that plans for waterclosets
were not in accordance with the Corporation Bye-laws, and were
disallowed.
OVERCROWDING.
Overcrowding is a nuisance dealt with under Section 2, (1), (c) of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1901, and nineteen cases were reported during
the year. Notices of abatement being served, the overcrowding was
discontinued in each instance.
Several of these were discovered during a room to room inspection at the
Artizans' Dwellings at Stoney Lane.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In seven cases only, out of 1,185 Notices issued during the year by the
District Inspectors, was it found necessary in consequence of non-compliance
to refer the matter to the City Solicitor with a view to taking such steps as he
deemed necessary to ensure the required sanitary improvement being carried
out. With one exception—now being dealt with—the Notices were
subsequently complied with without the matter being taken into Court.