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Procedure for the Remedy of Defects.—In the case of houses or underground rooms
represented with a view to Closing Orders being made, the owners concerned are afforded the
opportunity of appearing before the Housing Sub-Committee before the action to be taken is
decided upon. Three houses were closed, and the use of underground rooms as sleeping places
in 38 houses was prohibited by Closing Orders under Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning,
etc., Act 1909. Defects were remedied in 308 houses in response to notices served under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and in 11 houses in response to a notice served under Section
15 of the Houses, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1891.
House to House Inspection.—In addition to the inspections which have been carried out
with the formalities required by the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, routine
house to house inspections have been made during the year for the purpose of detecting and
securing the remedy of sanitary defects. Excluding the inspections of registered lodging houses for
the purpose of enforcing the lodging house bye-laws, the total number of house to house inspections
proper amounted to 1,550.
Water Supply in Lodging Houses.—In response to notices served under the London
County Council General Powers Act, 1907, an additional supply of water was provided in 80 lodging
houses above the level of the ground floor. In the greater number of cases in addition to the
water tap a sink was also supplied.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.—Under these Acts 38 certificates were granted by
the Medical Officer of Health during the year, in respect to 38 tenements in 18 houses containing
a total number of 41 separate dwellings.