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Grape Street and Shaftesbury Avenue, Queen Alexandra Mansions.
Nos. 112 and 113, High. Holborn.
Nos. 62 to 105, Radcliff Buildings, Bourne Estate.
Nos. 8 and 18, Red Lion Passage.
Nos. 60 and 61, Red Lion Street.
Nos. 6, 27, 28, 49, 50, 71, 72, 93, 94, 115, 1 16 and 127, Redman Buildings,
Bourne Estate.
Nos. 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70, Southampton Row.
Nos. 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, Store Street.
Many new premises, such as factories, workshops offices, etc., were inspected, but
a certificate is not required.
WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES.
In December, 1904, a letter was received from the London County Council calling
the attention of the Council to the decision of the Magistrate at the Woolwich Police
Court, on the 16th December, 1904, to the effect that the supply of water from a tap
in the yard is not a proper and sufficient supply of water to tenement houses within
the meaning of section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and expressing
the London County Council's hope that the Borough Council will take all possible steps
to secure the provision of a proper and sufficient supply of water for the tenants of
every floor of a tenement house.
After consideration of this by the Public Health Committee I was instructed to
take steps for the service of notice wherever necessary with a view to securing the
provision of a proper and sufficient supply of water accordingly.
Many Intimation Notices (about 120) were therefore served during the year. It
was, however, afterwards decided to serve Statutory Notices and take legal proceedings
for tenement houses in which the only water supply was in the basement. I also
advised that legal proceedings should not be taken if an additional water supply were
provided about midway between the ground and top floors. Fifteen such houses were
provided with additional water supply. In two cases legal proceedings had to be
taken, and in each case the Magistrate made an order for the work to be carried out.
BY-LAWS AS TO HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
At the end of the year, 759 houses were registered under these by-laws. Of
these 399 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 360 are in the Holborn Division.
During the year 7 houses let in lodgings, all in the Holborn Division, have
been added to the register. Other houses formerly on the register have been closed
for demolition during the year, and some are now occupied by members of only one
family.