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at least twice weekly collection, but this removal twice each week was gradually resumed
and completed last year, and the work was generally satisfactorily carried out.
In a very large majority of the houses in the Borough, the old large fixed ashpits
have been replaced by movable sanitary ashbins.
The number of notices served for the absence of, or defective, ashbin was 101.
Removal of Manure.
The removal of manure from the various mews in the Borough was satisfactorily
carried out during the year. Again no complaint was received.
Sanitary Inspection of the District, including Premises and Occupations which can
be controlled by By-laws or Regulations.
In addition to my many inspections, the Sanitary Inspectors made about 22,000
varied inspections, each inspection frequently covering a number of different sanitary
matters. The total number of notices served for nuisances found in dwelling houses
and factories, workshops and workplaces, and premises that are subject to various
by-laws, was 2,098, viz. :—
Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Intimation Notices 893
Statutory Notices 171
By-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings 932
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904—
Vermin 89
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 13
2,098
These notices were generally complied with. For those in which legal proceedings
were necessary, see Table XII Appendix.
By-Laws as to Houses let in Lodgings.
At the end of the year, 603 houses were registered under these By-laws, of
these, 305 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 298 in the Holborn District; 10 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 3 were added to the Register.
During the year, there were 841 inspections of these premises, excluding a very
large number of periodical inspections and re-inspections. One notice was served for
an overcrowded room, and 322 notices for other breaches of the By-laws, exclusive
of 609 notices that were served for annual cleansing as required by the By-laws.
Common Lodging Houses Acts, 1851 and 1853.
The following is a list of the Common Lodging Houses registered in this Borough
at the end of the year 1919 :—
Of these 14 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury for 1,060 lodgers
„ 3 „ Holborn District for 160
Total 17 in the Borough for 1,220 „