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The Section recites that—
"For the purpose of Section 48 (Provisions as to house
without proper water supply) of The Public Health (London)
Act, 1891,' a tenement house shall be deemed to be a house
without a proper and sufficient supply of water unless there
shall be provided on the storey or one of the storeys in which
the rooms or lodgings in the separate occupation of each
family occupying such house are situate a sufficient provision
for the supply of water for domestic purposes.
"Provided that with respect to any building existing
and in use as a tenement house at the passing of this Act
this Section shall not (a) come into operation until the first
day of January One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight or
(b) apply where the only storey or storeys on which a proper
and sufficient supply of water is not provided is or are a
storey or storeys (i) constructed at a height exceeding that
to which the Metropolitan Water Board may for the time
being be required to furnish a supply of water for domestic
purposes and (ii) to which a supply of water for such
purposes is not at the passing of this Act being furnished by
the said Board by agreement.
"Provided also that this Section shall not apply to any
tenement house in respect of which it can be shown that any
such provision for the supply of water as aforesaid is not
reasonably necessary."
In making the next inspection of tenement houses in your
district I shall be glad if you will note any case where the water
supply arrangements are inadequate and where it may be
necessary to make any alteration to carry out the requirements
of the above Section.
Your obedient Servant,
John Foot,