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REPORT OF INSPECTOR
OF
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I again submit for your consideration my Annual statement
in regard to Houses Let in lodgings, or occupied by
members of more than one family, this being the Eighth
Annual Report I have been privileged to bring under your
notice.
During the year ending June 19th, 1893, 4667 houses have been
inspected ; of these 28 were in my opinion in such a state and condition
as to justify me in recommending them for registration,
and 16 were by special resolution of the Board placed under the
regulations ; the owners of the other 12 took the necessary steps
to comply with the requirements. The 28 houses recommended
for registration contained 127 rooms, and were
occupied by 81 families, consisting of 358 persons; 75 rooms were
overcrowded and deficient in the prescribed air space to the extent
of 47745 cubic feet, showing an average deficiency of air space of
636 cubic feet each.
Some of the houses were not overcrowded, but the floors were in
such a dirty condition, and the proper cleansing of the houses
altogether neglected, that the Board decided to place them under
the regulations, thus rendering the landlords and lodgers liable to
penalties if they failed to keep their houses clean and wholesome.
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