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Fitness of Houses:—
(a) No difficulties have been experienced under the Public
Health Act or under the Housing Acts.
(b) The water supply is through the Metropolitan Water
Board. Very few houses have not an adequate internal
water supply. (Notices are served where necessary under
the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907,
in the case of tenement houses.)
Unhealthy Areas.
A list of properties, recommended to be dealt with either
as Clearance or Improvement Areas or by Closing Orders,
has been submitted to the Borough Council.
Bye-laws.
No special difficulties have been experienced in the enforcement
of the bye-laws relating to tenement houses, &c.
Eradication of Bed Bugs.
Number of Council houses found to be infested 5
Number of other houses found to be infested 166
Number of Council houses disinfested 0
Number of other houses disinfested 41
In all cases a notice is served, calling attention to the
infestation.
Methods Employed.
Removal of all woodwork, use of blow lamp, spray with
insecticide.
The furniture of tenants removing to Council houses
is disinfested by hydrocyanic acid gas and the bedding
disinfested in the Council's disinfeetor.
This Council has an arrangement whereby the Kensington
Borough Council carries out this work at a cost of
£3 7s. 6d. per van load.
Newly-Erected Houses.—Progress continues to be
made in the Southern Housing Scheme.
This scheme includes the demolition of a large insanitary
area and the erection on the site of a number of
blocks of working-class dwellings.