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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Smoke Consumption. —During the year much good has been
done in the District by abating nuisances caused by smoke.
Those coming under Sub-section A, of Section 24 of the " Public
Health Act," have been dealt with by your Surveyor ; those
under Sub-section B, have had statutory notices served upon
them through the Health Department. Such orders have been
made in regard to chimneys sending forth black smoke in such
quantity as to be a nuisance, and in each case have been complied
with.
Houses let in Lodgings.—Since these Bye-laws came into
operation, in 1894, your Board has resolved to register 77
premises. Five of these premises have since been closed. The
houses are inspected at least once a week, with satisfactory results.
In most cases, there is a desire to comply with the Bye-laws; but
in one case, the owner of three houses and agent of others, was
cautioned on one occasion by the Health Committee, and on a
second subsequent occasion, cautioned by the Magistrate at
Marlborough Street Police Court. The agent for another house
was fined 20s. and costs for neglecting to cleanse the tenements
throughout. The London County Council have recently made
enquiry as to the way in which these Bye-laws were being
carried out by the Local Authorities, and, as a result, have
expressed the opinion that wherever these Bye-laws have had a
fair trial, their action has been productive of good.
" Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1890."
Applications to the number of 340, have been received by me
for certificates under this Act, stating that houses are so constructed
as to afford suitable accommodation for the persons dwelling therein
and that due provision is made for their sanitary requirements.
After personal inspection, I granted the required certificate in
respect of 279 of them, and refused it for the remaining 6l.
Artisans' Dwellings.—Appended are some statistics relating to
the Artisans' Dwellings in the Strand District.