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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Lodgings or occupied by Members of more
than One Family.
For the Registration of Houses so let or occupied.
For the Inspection of such Houses.
For enforcing drainage for such Houses, and for
promoting cleanliness and ventilation in such
Houses.
For the cleansing and lime-washing at stated times
of the premises.
For the taking of precautions in case of any
infectious disease.
Since these bye-laws came into force your Board
has resolved that 62 premises should be placed upon
the Register. These are inspected every week with
satisfactory results. Overcrowding and carelessness on
the part of the occupiers has been kept in check
thereby and written notices to abate overcrowding have
only had to be served in 21 cases. Landlords, also
appear to have paid more attention to the conditions
existing in their properties and to have themselves
taken steps to remedy irregularities.
Artisans' Dwellings.
Appended are some statistics relating to the Artisans'
Dwellings in the Strand District. During the year,
improvements have been carried out at both Sandringham
and Newport Buildings. At the former, dry areas
have been constructed in the rear of several blocks, in
the latter the whole of the sinks and gulleys (to the
number of 294) have been re-fitted.