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families or persons inhabiting them, and that due provision is made for their sanitary requirement,
viz.:—
Block C, Bourne Estate, 55 tenements.
Block D, Bourne Estate, 55 tenements.
Block E, Bourne Estate, 55 tenements.
Block F, Bourne Estate, 55 tenements.
18, Coram Street, 5 tenements.
19, Coram Street, 5 tenements.
20, Coram Street, 5 tenements.
21, Coram Street, 5 tenements.
22, Coram Street, 5 tenements.
St. George's Mansions, Coptic Street, 16 tenements.
Dalmeny Mansions, Theobald's Road, 16 tenements.
At 18, Coram Street, St. George's Mansions, and Dalmeny Mansions works were required to
remedy sanitary defects before the certificates were granted.
A certificate was also requested for Leather Lane Buildings, but was refused.
SANITARY WORK.
During the year several changes have taken place in the staff of the Public Health Department.
On account of the resignations of Inspectors Freeman and Gregory which took effect on the 29th
September, there were only three Inspectors until the female Inspector (Miss F. N. F. Lovibond) was
appointed, and began her duties on the 28th December. The districts were re-arranged in the
following way:—lnspector Bennett took Wards A., B. and D.; Inspector Clark took Wards E., F.
and G., and Inspector Larard took Wards C., H. and I.
In connection with the new appointment I suggested that it would be more advantageous to the
public health interests of the Borough, that instead of appointing two new male Inspectors, one
should be a female inspector, and I gave the following reasons.
The tendency of all sanitary legislation is to increase the duties in the Public Health
Department. During the existence of the present Council there have been many such additions made.
Under the provisions of the London Government Act, 1899, varions powers have been transferred
from the London County Council to the Borough Councils. These include the registration of
dairymen, and the duty of enforcing the bye-laws and regulations with respect to dairies and milk
shops, and with respect to slaughter-houses and offensive businesses.
Under the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, which came into force on the Ist day of
January, 1902, the Council is made the Authority responsible for the sanitary condition of the
workshops and workplaces in the Borough, and while the Factory Inspector is responsible for the
sanitary condition of factories, any sanitary defects reported by him have to be attended to and
remedied under the supervision of this Department. The Council is also responsible for the provision
of suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences in factories as well as in workshops and workplaces.
In the memorandum issued by the Home Office respecting the duties of Sanitary Authorities under
this Act, it was pointed out that the word " workplace" has a very extended meaning, and is not
to be limited to places where something is being manufactured or made, but includes any place where
work is done permanently, and where people assemble together to do work permanently of some
kind or other.
From the Ist April this year, the provisions of Sections 60 to 65, Sections 68 and 69 and 70 to
74 inclusive, of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with respect to dangerous infectious diseases
have also applied to measles.
Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902, Part 8, increased powers and
duties were given to this Council respecting the manufacture, sale and storage of ice cream; and in
the same Act, Part 9, increased powers were given to the London County Council respecting common
lodging houses, and I am now required to inspect them and report whether it is necessary for any
objections to be offered to the applications for licenses
Over 60 per cent, of the population of this Borough live in tenements of under five rooms, and
as the new bye-laws as to houses let in lodgings were confirmed by the Local Government Board in
August last, there will be much increased work, especially in the Holborn Sub-district, in enforcing
these bye-laws.