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Shops Act, 1934.
This Act came into force on 30th December, 1934. In London
most of its provisions are administered by the London County
Council, but the duty was placed upon the Borough Council to
enforce the requirements of the Act relating to the provision and
maintenance of (1) suitable and sufficient means of ventilation,
(2) a reasonable temperature, and (3) sanitary accommodation.
Power is given to the Council to issue certificates of exemption
from the requirements as to sanitary accommodation if they are
satisfied that by reason of restricted accommodation or other
special circumstances affecting the shop it is reasonable for such
a certificate to be in force, and that suitable accommodation is
otherwise conveniently available. The Council may subsequently
withdraw such certificate, subject to the right of the occupier to
appeal to the County Court.
Common Lodging Houses.
The Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, placed upon the
Council, as from the 1st April, 1933, various duties relating to
common lodging houses and the enforcement of the bye-laws made
by the London County Council relating thereto.

Systematic inspection of these houses is carried out by the
Council's inspectors, and, generally speaking, they are found
to be in a sanitary condition and conducted in accordance with
the requirements of the bye-laws.
At the request of the London County Council a special inspection
was carried out at midnight of the 16th February, when the number
of beds occupied was found to be, men 76, women 25.
Applications for the renewal for one year of the existing licences
were granted by the Committee in June in the case of two of the
houses. In the third case (134, High Street) the licensee having
died, the licence was transferred to his executor.
There are no seamen's lodging houses in the Borough.