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63
Totals.
Verminous conditions.
Rooms disinfested 121
Number of houses concerned 59
Beds and bedding disinfested 31
Floors of rooms cleansed 73
Animals.
Nuisances from improper keeping in rooms abated 1
Nuisances from improper keeping on the premises abated 2
Drainage systems, &c.
Drainage systems repaired or renewed, partly or wholly 61
Plumbing defects remedied (soil pipes, waste pipes, &c.) 74
Hoofs, rainwater pipes and gutters repaired or renewed 162
Water supply.
Water supply provided to tenements 32
Number of houses concerned 27
Sinks provided to tenements 75
Number of houses concerned 69
Water cisterns cleansed or covered 8
Water-Closets.
Additional provided 6
Flushing cisterns repaired 64
Removed from improper position 2
Yards, Paving, &c.
Yards or open spaces newly paved and drained or repaired 66
Bathrooms.
New provided 2
Dust Bins.
Repaired or renewed 68
Miscellaneous.
Window cords repaired or renewed 347
Window fittings repaired or renewed 294
Filth and refuse removed from rooms 41
Washing (of clothes) accommodation provided 5
Coppers repaired or renewed 55
Suitably ventilated food cupboards provided 6
Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed 54
Common staircases repaired 113
Common staircases provided with adequate means of natural light 9
Houses or parts cleansed (excluding verminous rooms) 270
Number of rooms concerned 1125
Dampness in houses or parts abated 117
Dilapidated houses or parts repaired 249
Tenement Houses.
During the year four additional tenement houses were placed upon
the Register and at the end of the year the total number of tenement
houses on the Register was 1,554. During the year, 592 tenement
houses were inspected and 3,263 defects were discovered.
Following upon the receipt by the Minister of Health of the
report made by his Officers after the general survey of the public
health services of the Borough Council, a communication was received
by the Borough Council in which their attention was drawn to the
importance of the inspection of tenement houses in order to ensure
compliance with the byelaws of the London County Council in regard
to such houses. It was pointed out that the Minister had been
advised that the present number of Sanitary Inspectors was insufficient
for the adequate performance of this function, and that an
increase of staff should be considered.