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appointed Inspectors for the purposes of the Act. By an Order
issued in 1935, the date upon which the Act, so far as it affects
the Council, was to come into force was fixed at the 1st May, 1936,
but some rules (as to labelling and containers) are to be enforced
as from 1st January, 1937.
The Council as sanitary authority are required to keep a
register of sellers of poisons comprised in Part II of the Poisons
List (i.e., those poisons the sale of which is not restricted to
registered pharmacists). Up to the 31st December 88 applications
for registration (representing 101 shops) had been submitted to
the Committee and they were granted in each case.
No breach of any of the requirements enforceable by the
Council was reported during the year.
Common Lodging Houses.
The Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, placed upon
the Council various duties relating to common lodging houses
and the enforcement of the by-laws made by the London County
Council relating thereto.
In September the men's lodging house at 134 High Street
was closed by the proprietor, and there are now only two common
lodging houses in Battersea, of which particulars are as under
Premises
Lodgers
authorised.
Inspections.
Notices.
Prosecutions.
Served.
Complied
with.
Males—75
Falcon Road ...
67
36
1
1
—
Females.
67 Winstanley Rd.
66
13
—
—
—
Total
133
49
1
1
—
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 by-laws.
At the request of the London County Council a special inspection
was carried out at midnight of the 21st February, when the number
of beds occupied was found to be, men 80, women 26.
Applications for the renewal for one year of the existing licences
were granted by the Committee in June.
There are no seamen's lodging houses in the Borough.