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HOUSING
Laundries.—These were satisfactorily maintained during the year and call for no special
comment.
Bakehouses.—The number of these premises was reduced during the past year from 79 to
74, viz., 16 "level" and 58 "underground." Of the bakehouses in use at the close of the
year 7 are "factories" and the remainder "workshops." Of the former 96 inspections were
made, of the latter 412. On 16 occasions the premises were reported to be dirty.
One case of scarlet fever occurred at a bakehouse.
HOUSING.
1.—Houses Let in Lodgings.
Registration.—At the close of 1905 there were 1,150 houses on the Registers kept for the
purposes of Sec. 94 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. During the past year 166 houses
were visited with a view to registration, 140 of which were ultimately placed on the Registers,
while 18 were removed therefrom as having become exempt from the By-laws. The
effective entries in the Registers at the close of last year numbered 1,272.
To secure the registration of the 140 houses, 156 "Notices to supply particulars" were
issued, followed by 56 "Reminder letters," but no summonses were required. A summary of
the particulars relating to the houses registered is appended:—