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Borough Council's Attendant, and while this was in progress their
clothing was thoroughly disinfected by being passed through the steam
chambers.
Certificates at to Writer Supply.
The number of certificates issued during the year was 16, as
compared with 18 in 1913. These certificates are issued in pursuance
of Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, which provides
that new houses, or houses rebuilt, shall not be occupied as dwellinghouses
until the sanitary authority have certified that they have a
proper and sufficient supply of water.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
These Acts provide that the owners of premises that are let in
dwellings of a certain class may claim exemption or abatement from
inhabited house duty on producing a certificate from the Medical Officer
of Health that the dwellings afford proper sanitary accommodation for
the occupants. During the year, applications for certificates under these
Acts were received in respect of 20 dwellings, this number being 2 less
than the number for which applications were made in 1913. Twentytwo
dwellings were certified during the year, the owners having carried
out the works necessary to obtain the certificate. In two cases the
applications were received in 1913, but the necessary works were not
completed until after the close of the year.
PREMISES. No. of Dwellings.
2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, Belsize Parade, Haverstock Hill 18
187, Sumatra Road 2
20, Belsize Grove 2
Upon receipt of application for a certificate under the above Acts,
an extensive and exhaustive examination is made of the premises, and a
schedule of requirements is served upon the person making the
application.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year, observations in this connection were kept in 38
instances by the sanitary inspectors. In 2 cases intimation notices were
sent, and in 1 instance it was found necessary to serve a statutory notice.