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in all, to the London County Council, to be dealt with by them
under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, as an "unhealthy
area," and that notices should be served upon the owners of
the other houses requiring them to put such premises into proper
sanitary condition.
On the 11th May, I represented the houses iu question as comprising
an "unhealthy area" under Part I. of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, and as this report is being written, an inquiry
by an official on behalf of the Home Secretary is about to take place,
as well as in respect of the Burford's Court and Tucker's Court areas
which I represented in the year 1898 as being unhealthy.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
In my last Annual Report I stated that on the 8th September,
1898, I presented a report upon the whole subject of Houses Let in
Lodgings to the Sanitary Committee, and the Committee deferred
consideration of the matter for three months. On the 23rd March
the Committee again considered my report and the letter from the
London County Council with reference to the enforcement of the
Bye-laws and their exemption clauses. The Committee recommended
that notices should be given to landlords of houses in
certain streets under clause 5 of the Bye-laws requiring them "to
supply the information necessary for the registration of such house
by the Sanitary Authority." Accordingly the necessary notices were
given. Whilst writing this report the replies received are being tabulated,
the completion of which I had endeavoured to fit in with the
work of the department. Now that the Board has appointed a Senior
Clerk (Mr. Rodford) for the Public Health Department I trust that
there will be no delay in bringing any further matter before the
Committee.
BAKEHOUSES.
During the year the bakehouses were twice inspected by Mr.