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Some of the houses were not overcrowded, but the
floors were in such a dirty condition, and the proper
cleansing of the houses and W.C.'s so neglected, that
the Board decided to place them under the Bye-laws,
thus rendering the landlords and lodgers liable to
penalties if they failed to keep their houses in a
cleanly and wholesome condition.
During the year notices have been served for the
abatement of overcrowding and cleansing of passages,
floors, wash-houses, waterclosets, and the remedying
of other sanitary defects. The whole of these houses
have a good supply of water direct from the main
without the intervention of a cistern. The yards are
well paved.
At Javen's Buildings, Leroy Street, there were
only 8 W.C.'s for the twenty tenements occupied by
98 persons. This the Board considered insufficent,
and 12 additional W.C.'s were constructed, being 1
W.C. for each tenement. 138, Bermondsey Street
the W.C. accommodation was insufficent, and an
additional W .C. was provided.
The total number of houses now on the Register
is 313.