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Hammersmith 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Tenement Houses.—As a result of house to house
inspection 594 premises have been registered under the
London County Council Bye-laws relating to tenement
houses.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—During the year no new
houses were registered.
HOUSING ACT, 1925, SECTION 18.
Seven notices were served under the Regulations in
respect of underground sleeping rooms.
VANS.
There are four caravans at the rear of No. 261, Latimer
Road, used for living and sleeping purposes by eleven
persons.
The average cubic capacity available for each person
is 154 c. ft.
There are no regulations applicable to vans in this
Borough on the question of overcrowding, and it is there¬fore
difficult to deal with them from this point of view.
These are under constant supervision.
In Britannia Yard, off Wharf Road, there is one large
caravan in which two adults sleep. A large wooden shed
is used as a kitchen. No nuisance has been observed at
the time of inspection.
In the Car Park opposite the White City Stadium there
is also one large caravan occupied by two adults. Other
vans park on this ground from time to time. No nuisance
has been observed at the time of inspection.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL
POWERS) ACT, 1928.
Ice Cream Vendors.—Section 29 requires all premises
used for sale, storage or manufacture of ice cream, to be
registered with the Sanitary Authority, and imposes
penalties for use of any premises without being so regis¬tered.