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Report of Medical Officer of Health.]
(b) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying not more than one
room, and exclusive of any charge for the use by such lodger of any furniture, is at
the rate of four shillings and sixpence per week, and upwards, and such room is
occupied by not more than two persons.
(c) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying not more than one room,
and inclusive of any charge for the use by such lodger of any furniture, is at the
rate of six shillings per week, and upwards, and such room is occupied by not more
than two persons.
(d) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying two or more rooms, and
exclusive of any charge for the use by such lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of
seven shillings and sixpence per week, and upwards.
(e) Where the rent or charge payable by each lodger occupying two or more rooms, and
inclusive of any charge for the use by such lodger of any furniture, is at the rate of
ten shillings per week, and upwards.
The alterations suggested by the Local Government Board received full consideration from the
Sanitary Committee, and the following recommendations by the Committee were adopted by the
Vestry on October 16th:—
The Committee, having carefully considered the alterations proposed by the Local
Government Board, are of opinion that the Vestry should accept the amendments proposed
by the Board, subject to the addition of the words " of ages exceeding ten years " at the end
of Bye-law 2 (b) and (c), recommend that the Vestry do adopt the Bye-law as amended, that
the Seal of the Vestry be attached to copy of such Bye-law, and that the same be submitted
to the Local Government Board for approval.
The Local Government Board declined to accept the proposed additions, and, after further
consideration, the Sanitary Committee reported to the Council on December 18th last as under :—
At the last meeting of the Council a letter from the Local Government Board under date
of November 16th was read and referred to this Committee for consideration and report. In
that letter the Board take exception to the addition of the words "of ages exceeding ten
years " at the end of Bye-law 2 (b) and (c), on the ground that the addition of such words
"would under certain circumstances exempt a lodging occupied by a man and wife with a
family of children under ten years of age, if it consisted of one room only, while it would not
exempt it if it consisted of two rooms." This was not the object which the Committee had
in view when they proposed the addition in question. The Committee desired to meet the
case of a woman occupying a room with two or three children, supposing such room to be
adequate for their accommodation. Such room, under the Bye-law (2) as originally drafted,
would, by a strict interpretation of the Bye-law, be subject to registration. The Committee
are, however, of opinion that the addition of the words in question is not a matter essential to
the successful and harmonious working of the Bye-laws, and therefore think that the addition
need not be pressed. The Committee are particularly desirous of securing the approval of
the Bye-laws at once, which can only be obtained by adopting the amended draft forwarded
by the Local Government Board, which draft, with the exception of the objection dealt with
here, has already been accepted by the Vestry. We therefore recommend—
(a) That the Council do adopt the Bye-laws as amended, that the Seal of the Council be
attached to copy of such Bye-laws, and that the same be submitted to the Local
Government Board for approval.
(b) That the resolution of the Vestry of the 16th October, 1900, be varied accordingly.
The recommendations of the Committee were adopted by the Council, and the Local Government
Board, writing under date of March 8th of this year, informed the Council that the Bye-law
had been duly confirmed by the Board.
Although no new houses were registered during 1900, a considerable number of registered
houses were completely inspected and brought up to the standard prescribed by the Bye-laws, and
the annual whitewashing and cleansing as far as possible enforced. The Inspector specially