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notice to quit. Nineteen births (8 males, 1] females) were registered
during the year, and 4 deaths. The deaths were:—Female, 28 years,
puerperal septicaemia; male 56 years, heart disease; female, 62 years,
Bright's disease; male, 69 years, pericarditis, dilated heart. Two cases
of scarlet fever were notified during the year.

The Sutton Model Dwellings were completed during 1913, and are
now (January, 1914) nearly or quite fully occupied. They are capable of
housing about 2,200 people.
The Lewis Trust Buildings are in course of erection, and will
probably be ready for occupation in about twelve months.
During the year 6 houses in Petyt-place, Church-street, were closed
and demolished. These houses were situate in a back court entered from
the west side of Church-street by means of an archway under a house in
that street. Three of the houses were without back windows or through
ventilation, and all the houses were very old and dilapidated. There
were only two w.c's in the court for the occupants of all six houses.
The original leases had all expired, and a fresh lease for a short term had
been granted to the former leaseholder. The six houses were represented
by the Medical Officer of Health to the Public Health Committee as unfit
for human habitation; and the Committee decided that, before taking
any action, a copy of the Medical Officer's report should be forwarded to
the freeholder, Mr. Sloane Stanley, who thereupon took steps in combination
with the lessee to cause the premises to be vacated, and they were
finally demolished after very little delay.