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Water Supply, &c., to Newly-erected Houses.
The examination of sanitary fittings, made necessary by the
Bye-laws of the London County Council, resulted in the inspection
of over 100 new water-closets and their connections to soil
pipes, and in addition 101 certificates under section 48 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, have been granted to the
owners of newly-erected houses.
Underground Rooms.
Section 96, Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
A great deal of good is being done by the inspection of these
rooms, and, up to the present, it has only been found necessary
to serve one notice for the illegal occupation of such rooms.
Registration of Houses Let in Lodgings.
From the 1st April, 1894, Inspector J.W. Kirk (assisted by
Mr. J. Foster) has been specially engaged in this work, with the
following results, viz. :—
St. Margaret. St. John.
Houses registered 52 352
Comprising tenements 294 2,471
Return forms served 52 353
Registration notices served 52 198
The following is a summary of the work executed by the
three sanitary inspectors during the year 1894 :—
Inspections made 2,995
Defects found 4,071
Notices served 2,265
Work completed 1,951
Police proceedings 57
In forty-six other cases legal proceedings were ordered for
works to be carried out in St. Margaret's parish, but the work
being completed on the service of the formal notices the summonses
were abandoned.
In conclusion, it is satisfactory to be able to state that the
health of the inhabitants of the united parishes has been exceptionally
good during the year 1894, as will be seen on
reference to the death statistics, the death-rate being especially
low, when compared with that of previous years.