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82
Totals
Water-closets.
Additional provided 32
Flushing cisterns repaired 49
Removed from improper position —
Yard, &c., Paring, &c.
Yards or open spaces newly paved and drained 16
Paving of yards or open spaces repaired 52
Hath rooms.
New provided 3
Dust Bins.
Repaired or renewed 92
Miscellaneous.
Window cords repaired or renewed 236
Window fittings repaired or renewed 167
Filth and refuse removed from rooms 2
Washing (of clothes) accommrdation provided 2
Coppers repaired or renewed 62
Suitably ventilated food cupboards provided 337
Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed 106
Common staircases repaired 34
Common staircases provided with adequate means of natural light 1
Common staircases provided with adequate means of artificial light -
Houses or parts cleansed (excluding verminous rooms) 758
Number of rooms concerned 1329
Dampness in houses or parts abated 447
Dilapidated houses or parts repaired 616
The sanitary work in the foregoing tables includes drainage and
plumbing work for which approval is obtained from the Borough
Council. 618 drainage application forms and plans were submitted
during the year. 68 of these were for work carried out under notice,
and 550 were for alterations and additions carried out voluntarily by
the owners. The standard of work is governed by the Bye-laws of
the London County Council.
Byelaws as to Lodging Houses for the Working Classes.
The London County Council, on 1st March and 19th July, 1938,
made new byelaws under Section 6 of the Housing Act, 1936, with
respect to houses which are occupied, or are of a type suitable for
occupation, by persons of the working classes and let in lodgings or
occupied by members of more than one family. These byelaws replace
the byelaws made in 1926, and 1931, under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, and the Housing Act, 1925. The new byelaws are in
similar terms to the old byelaws, but the following three important
points should be noted, viz.:—(1) The new byelaws are intended to
apply to houses in which two or more families reside, whether or not
the "occupier" himself resides on the premises. The "occupier" is
defined as the person (whatever may be the nature or extent of his
interest in the premises) by whom or on whose behalf a lodging-house