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"or nearest to the room, shall for the purpose of this section be deemed to be
"a dwelling house so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
"habitation, if the room either—
(a.) is not on an average at least seven feet in height from floor to
ceiling; or
(b.) "Does not comply with such regulations as the Local
"Authority with the consent of the Local Government Board may
"prescribe for securing the proper ventilation and lighting of such
rooms, and the protection thereof against dampness, effluvia, or ex"halation:
Provided that if the Local Authority, after being required
"to do so by the Local Government Board, fail to make such regula"tions,
or such regulations as the Board approve, the Board may
"themselves make them, and the regulations so made shall have effect
"as if they had been made by the Local Authority with the consent
"of the Board.
"Provided that a Closing Order made in respect of a room to which this
''sub-section applies shall not prevent the room being used for purposes
''other than those of a sleeping place; and that, if the occupier of the room
"after notice of an order has been served upon him fails to comply with the
"order, an order to comply therewith may, on summary conviction, be made
"against him. A Closing Order made in respect of any room to which this
"sub-section applies shall not be treated as a Closing Order in respect of a
"dwelling house for the purposes of Section 18 of the Act which deals with
"Demolition Orders."
I prepared suggested regulations in accordance with the above, and after
careful consideration by the Committee the matter was adjourned for the
present.
LIST OF PREMISES CLOSED, DEMOLISHED OR REBUILT DURING 1910.
St. Giles and Bloomsbuhy.
Alfred Mews, No. 18. Premises closed for demolition.
Alfred Place, Nos. 28 to 31. Site still vacant.
Betterton Street, Nos. 15 and 16. Site still vacant.
Broad Street, Nos. 13 to 17. New Prince's Theatre built.
Chenies Street, No. 7. Closed.
Drury Lane, Nos. 166 to 171. Middlesex Music Hall rebuilt.
Do. Nos. 190 and 191. Rebuilt.
Francis Street, Nob. 14 to 18. Site still vacant.
Goldsmith Street, Nos. 3, 5 and 7. Site still vacant.
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