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In addition to these 101 dwelling-houses, 27 others have been
dealt with under Section 15 of the Act, and voluntarily closed and
since demolished by the owners.
Comparison may be made with similar work (closure
of dwelling houses) carried out under the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, Section 32, from the date upon
which it came into force (viz., August 18th, 1890) up to the introduction
of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909 —a period of
19 years—during which a total of 385 houses were dealt with by
notices served by the late Vestry and the present Borough Council,
under Section 32 of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890,
on the representation of the Medical Officer of Health that such
dwelling houses were unfit for human habitation, viz.:—
(a) 1891 to 1900 (10 years)—old Vestry 337
(b) 1901 to 1909 (9 years)— Borough Council 48
Total 385
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.*
The 6 Common Lodging Houses (for men) within the Borough
were inspected during 1916, but in no case was any sanitary defect
found. Only 5 common lodging houses were licensed by the
London County Council at the Annual Licensing Meeting held
June 27th, 1916, in accordance with the requirements of
Section 46 of Part ix. of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1902, the license for 55 Belvedere Road not being
applied for.
* The 5 licensed Common Lodging Houses (for men) are: —10A, Belvedere
Crescent; 108, Lambeth Walk; 90-92, Westminster Bridge Road;39-91,
Wandsworth Road (at present closed); and 106, Wandsworth Road.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS, 1916.
No new houses were registered under the by-laws which have
been made recently by the Council under Section 94 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, as amended by section 16 of the Housing,
Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909.
372 houses have been registered under the old by-laws in past
years.
REVENUE ACT, 1903.
(And Section 35 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.)
During 1916,130 certificates were applied for under the Revenue
Act, 1903, and under Section 35 of the Housing, Town Planning,
ctc., Act, 1909, in connection with tenements (or dwellings) so con-