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WATER SUPPLY TO TENEMENT HOUSES.
In accordance with Section 78 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1907, 80 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, 641 houses were registered under these By-laws,
of these, 339 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 302 in the Holborn District,
23 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, and 27 were added to the Register.
Daring the year, there were 1,083 inspections of these premises, excluding a
very large number of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 21 notices were
served for 29 overcrowded rooms, and 181 notices for other breaches of the
By-laws, exclusive of 628 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 three cases
for breaches of the By-laws respecting cleansing. On the breaches being abated,
and costs paid, the summonses were withdrawn.
REVENUE ACTS.
No applications were received during the year for Certificates from me under.
the above Acts, except as applied to the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act,
1909. (See p. 29.)
OVERCROWDING.
The number of dwelling rooms found to be overcrowded was 49, in comparison
with 56 in the previous year. 29 of these were dealt with as breaches
of the By-laws as to houses let in lodgings.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
In accordance with the Contract, all house refuse has to be removed at
least twice a week, and oftener if required by the Medical Officer of Health.
In the main thoroughfares there is a daily collection before 10 a.m.
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