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WATER SUPPLY TO NEW BUILDINGS-
During the year I inspected and gave certificates for the following
premises
Huntly Street—
Drummond House
Howard House
Pearson House
Henderson House
Mayne House.
Police Quarters.
May's Yard, House and Stables.
Nigel Buildings, Nos. 1 to 27, and 28 to 40.
Queen's Square, No. 12, St. John's House.
Russell Square, Imperial Hotel.
South Crescent, Messrs. Bourne & Hollingsworth's Staff Premises.
Wild Street, Boys' Home.
WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES-
In accordance with Section 78 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1907 :—
"For the purposes of Section 48 (provision as to houses without proper
water supply) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, a tenement house shall
lie 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 come into operation until the
1st day of January, 1908."
As recorded in previous Annual Reports, on account of 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 a tenement house within the meaning of Section 48 of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, a number of notices were served during the
past few years for securing additional water supply. It was decided at first to
serve statutory notices and take legal proceedings for tenement houses in which
the only water supply was in the basement. I advised that legal proceedings
should not be taken if additional water supply was provided about midway between
the ground and top floor.
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