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1. Provision of an extra flue (communicating with
main flue) above each furnace door to prevent
escape of noxious fumes whilst the furnaces are
being fed;
2. Chimney increased in height;
3. Galvanized iron screen erected, at north side of
destructor, to minimise escape of fumes.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
By the Vestry's Bye-laws as to houses let in lodgings or
occupied by more than one family, each house has to be
brought before the Vestry for consideration before registration—an
arrangement that is found to work well, and to be
a great improvement upon the usual method of fixing a rent
limit and only registering those houses that are let at a
rent at or below such limit. The following houses have
been selected by the Vestry during 1899:—
1 to 12, Victoria Place, Broaduiall.—12 houses, containing
46 rooms, in which were housed 97
persons, of whom 60 were over 10 year of age,
and at rents varying from 2/- to 4/- per room per
week respectively.
1 to 8, Coad Place, Fitzalan Street.—8 houses, containing
32 rooms, in which were housed 65 persons,
of whom 42 are over 10 years of age, and at rents
of 2/6.
1 to 14, Milton Place, Belmont Street, Wandsworth
Road.—14 houses, containing 56 rooms, in which
were housed 132 persons, of whom 73 are over 10
years of age, and at rents fro 1/- to 8/6 per room
per week.
The Vestry have, therefore, during the year 1899,
selected for registration a total of 34 houses, containing 134
rooms, in which are housed 294 persons, of whom 175 are
over 10 years of age. During 1898, there were selected
258 houses, containing 1513 rooms, with 2495 persons ; and
during 1897, 93 houses, containing 566 rooms, with 992
persons. A total of 385 houses, containing 2,213 rooms,
have been registered in Lambeth Parish, up to the end of
1899.
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