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Holborn 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Houses | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. | |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2 (a) Dirty and dilapidated premises, etc. | 23 | 1 |
| „ (b) and Section 37, Ashbins | 7 | — |
| „ (c) Drains and W.C.'s | 25 | — |
| „ (d) Accumulation of rubbish | 8 | — |
| „ (e) Overcrowding | 2 | — |
| ,, (/) and Section 48. Water supply | 11 | — |
| „ (g) Ventilation | — | 1 |
| ,, 38 W.C.'s communicating with workrooms | — | |
| ,, ,, W.C. dirty or defective | — | 1 |
| ,, ,, W.C. Absence of separate accommodation for sexes | — | 6 |
| „ ,, Insufficient accommodation | — | 3 |
| ,, ,, Ventilation of W.C. or lobby | — | 3 |
| ,, Black smoke | — | — |
| „ 96 Underground rooms | 3 | — |
By-Laws as to Houses let in Lodgings.
At the end of the year 502 houses were registered under these By-laws. Of
these, 237 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury and 265 in the Holborn District.
There were 1,037 inspections of these premises, excluding a very large number
of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 160 notices were served for breaches
of the By-laws, in addition to 502 notices that were served for annual cleansing as
required by the By-laws.
Rag and Bone Dealers.
By-laws have been made by the London County Council under Section 9
of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, for regulating
the conduct within the County of London (exclusive of the City of London)
of the business of a rag and bone dealer and with respect to the premises
in or upon which such business is carried on. These By-laws prohibit the sale
or distribution by any person carrying on the business of a rag and bone dealer
of any article, of food or any balloon or toy, in or from any part of the premises
used for or in connection with the business, or from any cart, barrow or other
vehicle or receptacle used for the collectioa or disposal of rags, bones, fat, rabbit
skins or other like article, or in any other way in connection with such business.
The By-laws are supplemental to those made by the London County Council in
1923 respecting the same business. No breach of the By-law was discovered during
the year.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
During the year 280 premises were inspected under the above Act, the total
inspections being 340. Two notices for breaches of the Act were served. As a
result, in all cases the rat runs were sealed up, in two cases old brick ashbins
were abolished and sanitary bins substituted, and in two cases the cellars were
paveci.