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the streets could appear on the Agenda for two consecutive
meetings, thus reducing to a minimum the possibility of the
resolution passing without full discussion. As regards the
good effect of the By-laws, I will only ask the members of the
Vestry to look at some of the houses in Hollington Street.
There will be no need for them to enquire which are registered
tered and which are not, for the premises speak for themselves
selves clearly enough.
Table XVI. gives the work carried out by your Inspectors
during the past year in tabular form. The house to house
inspections numbered 5,944 as compared with 6,324 in 1896.
The complaints numbered 1,209, and the inspections arising
from them amounted to 1,919. In addition to these two
classes there were the inspections that were made in consequence
of the occurrence of infectious disease. The complaints
were just a trifle under those for last year, although the
period covered during 1896 exceeds that for 1897. The inspections
of new buildings, a work of great importance and one
often demanding a prolonged visit, were 1,453 in number
compared with 1,413 last year. In sub-section C is shown the
description of work that has been carried out by your direction
during the past year. I would particularly draw the attention
of the Vestry to the number of houses ventilated on staircases.
I believe that this Vestry is the only one in London that
systematically enforces the provision of ventilation and light to
staircases in houses that are occupied by more than one
family, and I have set forth the necessity for this provision in
the last report.
As a result of inspections made and referred to in Table
XVI., 4,756 intimations were served, followed by 1,033 notices,
208 of these referring to houses let in lodgings. Furthermore,
in 94 cases we were obliged to take proceedings at the Police
Court to enforce the work demanded by your Committee.
There were 2,990 cases of infections notified to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board and 3,951 schools, including Sunday schools,
were advised that children from houses where these diseases
existed were in attendance at those schools. 5,211 notices of
infectious disease were served upon the occupiers of infected
houses, and 3,586 advices of disinfection were sent to the
schools. In all there were 15,738 notices sent out con-