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BY-LAWS AS TO HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
At the end of the year, 629 houses were registered under these By-laws,
of these, 305 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 324 in the Holborn District;
9 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 1 was added to the Register.
During the year, there were 998 inspections of these premises, excluding a
very large number of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 7 notices were
served for 8 overcrowded rooms, and 217 notices for other breaches of the
By-laws, exclusive of 644 notices that were served for annual cleansing as required
by the By-laws.
OVERCROWDING.
The number of dwelling rooms found to be overcrowded was 15, 8 of these
were dealt with as breaches of the By-laws as to houses let in lodgings. These
numbers are much fewer than usual, because so many men have joined H.M.
Forces.
REVENUE ACTS.
No application was received during the year for Certificates from me under
the above Acts.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
In the main thoroughfares and a number of other streets there is a daily
collection. From all other premises in the Borough in accordance with the
contract all house refuse has to be removed at least twice weekly and oftener if
required by the Medical Officer of Health. The number of streets in which
there is a daily collection was increased by the addition of Warner Street and
Little Bath Street without any additional cost.
As usual much attention was given to securing the regular removal of house
refuse, and a large number of inspections were made by the Inspectors and me,
including early morning inspections of the streets in which there is a daily
collection.
On account of the War a number of dustmen enlisted or undertook other
work, and a number of barges and railway trucks were requisitioned by the
Government, The Dust Contractors therefore sometimes had much difficulty in
maintaining an adequate supply of efficient dustmen and securing the removal
of the refuse by train or barge. The greatest difficulty was experienced during