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to these houses, and arising out of such visits 402
notices were served.
New By-laws with regard to tenement houses are
now in operation, although many important clauses do
not operate until six months after the Rent Restrictions
Acts have ceased to be in force. The new By-laws
apply to a great many houses in Bethnal Green, and,
as and when these houses are duly registered, should
lead to a considerable improvement in their sanitary
condition and in the comfort of their inhabitants.
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST
RESTRICTIONS ACTS, 1920 & 1923.
During the year three applications for certificates
as to the state of repair of a house were received.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACTS.
Provision was contained in the Customs and Inland
Revenue Act, 1890, amended in 1891 and 1903, for the
exemption from inhabited house duty of dwellings
below 7s. 6d. in weekly rent, certified by the Medical
Officer of Health to be so constructed as to provide suitable
accommodation for the families occupying them.
Owing to the lapse of time and altered levels of rentals,
little use is now made of this provision and no application
for a certificate was received during the year.
WATER SUPPLY TO NEW HOUSES.
During the year 28 new houses were certified as
having a proper and sufficient water supply.
SMOKE NUISANCE.
During the year, 66 formal observations of smoke
shafts were made and 4 intimation and 1 statutory
notices were served.