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notice of legal proceedings were sent in 1,085 cases.
These figures compare with 4705, 4737 and 569,
respectively, in 1925. During the year nuisances
at 8,394 premises were abated.
TENEMENT HOUSES
The number of houses remaining on the register
as being let in lodgings or occupied by members of
more than one family was 170; 933 visits of inspection
were made to these houses, and arising out of such
visits 283 notices were served.
During the year, new By-laws with regard to
tenement houses came into operation, although many
important clauses do not operate until six months
after the Rent Restrictions Acts have ceased to be in
force. The new By-laws apply to a great many houses
in Bethnal Green, and should lead to a considerable
improvement in the sanitary condition and comfort
of these houses.
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST
RESTRICTIONS ACTS, 1920 & 1923
During the year one application for a certificate
as to the state of repair of a house was received, and
it was granted.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACTS.
Provision was contained in the Customs and
Inland Revenue Act, 1890, amended in 1891 and
1903, for the exemption from inhabited house duty of
dwellings below 7s. 6d. in weekly rent, certified by
the Medical Officer of Health to be so constructed
as to provide suitable accommodation for the families
occupying them. Owing to the lapse of time and
altered level of rentals, little use is now made of
this provision and no application for a certificate
was received during the year.