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WATER SUPPLY TO NEW BUILDINGS.
During the year I inspected and gave certificates for the following
premises:—
11-16, Torrington Place.
32, Alfred Place.
70 and 71, Lincoln's Inn Fields.
25 and 26, Red Lion Street.
WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES.
In accordance with Section 78 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1907, 70 notices were served for the provision of additional water
supply in tenement houses, and in the majority of cases the work required was
completed during the year. In cases where the lease of the premises expired
within twelve months the notices were allowed to stand over.
In the year 1908, when the above section first came into operation 403 such
notices were served.
BY-LAWS AS TO HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
At the end of the year, 637 houses were registered under these By-laws,
of these, 344 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 293 in the Holborn District.
44 such houses were removed from the Register principally on account of the
closing or demolition of the houses, and in some cases because the houses are now
occupied only by members of one family.
During the year, there were 1,051 inspections of these premises, excluding a
very large number of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 15 notices were
served for 28 overcrowded rooms, and 248 notices for other breaches of the
By-laws, exclusive of 653 notices that were served for annual cleansing as required
by the By-laws.
During the year, it was necessary to take legal proceedings in only one case
for breaches of the By-laws respecting cleansing. A penalty of 25s. costs was
inflicted.
REVENUE ACTS.
Applications were received during the year for Certificates from me under
the above Acts for 5 houses containing 101 tenements. Certificates were given
for 4 of them containing 94 tenements, and refused for the remaining one
containing 7 tenements.