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tion of their present leases, which occurs next year; and the
others have been considerably improved, with the exception of
the one or two cases indicated, so that I feel sure that the
Committee cannot but feel gratified at the improvements which
have been, and are promised to be, effected in this area, and will
amply justify the steps taken, and compensate for the time which
the Committee gave to the consideration of this question.
I will from time to time again inspect this area, and report
to the Committee as to how the matter stands.
I am,
Yours respectfully.
E. G. ANNIS,
Medical Officer of Health.
Your Medical Officer of Health has also made special houseto-house
inspection in various parts of the Borough, particularly
in some portions of St. Nicholas, and in East Greenwich. The
group of buildings called Smith's Rents having been visited on
several occasions, and although these buildings are of a very
ancient character, and do not comply in many respects with the
requirements of the present London Building Act, yet at the
present time, they cannot be considered to be of such a character
as to call for an official representation. The great salvation of
this block of buildings being the large and almost barn-like
character of the rooms, and the open spaces in the courtyard
around the buildings.
HOUSES Let in Lodgings. This matter has again been
before the Committee and Council on several occasions, as a
result of communications to and fro between the Local Government
Board and this Council, in respect to By-Laws which await