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intention of the Council to deal with the representation
under Part I. of the Act, as the area was said to be so
limited that a forty foot street, driven through the
middle of it, would leave no space upon which to erect
dwellings for the displaced inhabitants.
The dilapidation and unhealthy condition of the area
were not denied, but it was the expressed opinion of the
Committee that the representation could be satisfactorily
dealt with by a reconstruction scheme under
Part II. of the Act by the Borough Council; and a
promise was given that if this was undertaken the
London County Council would contribute towards
the cost of clearing the site.
The result of the conference was reported to the
Borough Council, and by their instructions the Surveyor
has prepared three alternative schemes for dealing with
the area together with plans and estimates for rehousing,
and these are still under consideration.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS, PUBLIC
HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891, s: 94.
The number of premises on the register of houses let
in lodgings was 333 at the end of the year 1903.
During the year which has just terminated, 112 fresh
premises were added and 124 removed, leaving a net
total of 321 at the end of the year 1904. To avoid
overlapping no special officer is appointed to deal with
these, but each inspector looks after the tenements
situated in that portion of the Borough under his
control. A total of 1,589 inspections were made and
reported, but only nine summonses were taken out for
failure to obey bylaws, four were for overcrowding and