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[1906
the borough except those which are let out in the manner and at the rents
described in by-law 2, which reads as follows:—
2. In any of the following cases a lodging-house shall be exempt from
the operation of these by-laws; that is to say:—
(а) Where the tenant himself resides on the premises, and the
letting by such tenant is to not more than one lodger.
(b) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying not
more than one room, and exclusive of any charge for the use by
the lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of not less than four
shillings and sixpence per week, and such room is occupied by
not more than two persons.
(c) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying not
more than one room, and inclusive of any charge for the use by
the lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of not less than six
shillings per week, and such room is occupied by not more than
two persons.
(d) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying two
or more rooms, and exclusive of any charge for the use by the
lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of not less than seven
shillings and sixpence per week.
(e) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying two
or more rooms, and inclusive of any charge for the use by the
lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of not less than ten shillings
per week.
Nevertheless it is not intended, to keep all
the houses to which the by-laws would apply under constant and systematic
supervision, for that would be an absolute impossibility without enormously
increasing the staff, and, therefore, the Public Health Committee decided that
all the houses on the old register should be inspected as before, and that
other houses, which were known to be systematically neglected by their
owners, or were a source of frequent complaint should be added to the list.
This is now being done, and it is hoped that by the close of the current year,
many more houses than formerly will be under frequent supervision.
There is one great advantage in the new by-laws, and that is that every
tenemented house, let as described, can be dealt with by the district inspectors,
when they find insanitary conditions which come within their scope, whereas