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HOUSING.
Underground rooms at the following premises were closed under the provisions of
Section 96 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
Church Street, No. 116. Kilburn Park Road, No. 47.
Cirencester Street, No. 21. Star Street, No. 50.
Harrow Road, No. 201. Westbourne Terrace North, No. 43.
Howell Street, No. 1.
Tenement Houses.
Registration.—During the year 55 houses were added to and 27 removed from the Register,
which at the close of the year comprised 1,376 premises.
Supervision.—During the year 2,206 inspections of registered houses were made for purposes
other than the "annual cleansing," as compared with 2,977 in 1912, and 2,856 in 1911.
The matters requiring official intervention are set out in Table 58.
Annual Cleansing.—In 1912 this work was done in a somewhat irregular, but on the whole
not inefficient, manner in consequence of decisions at the Police Court which rendered the old
By-Laws practically inoperative. The present series of By-Laws came into operation on May
11th, 1912, and the usual routine was resumed last year.
There were 1,365 houses on the Register on April 1st, 1913, and to assist the two Special
(Lodging Houses) Inspectors, two of the District Inspectors were taken off their districts and
instructed to give the whole time to this work during the months of April-July. The rooms
"cleansed" last year numbered 1,959, as compared with 1,488 in l912, and 1,936 in 1911. To
effect that result 5,391 inspections were required, 77 cases (6 resulting in summonses) being
referred to the Council's Solicitor.
Notices Issued.—The notices issued during the year for all purposes numbered 2,360, as compared
with 1,892 in 1912, and 2,023 in 1911. The notices comprised 339 "written intimations"
(869 in 1912), 83 "statutory notices" (78 in 1912), 1,608 by-law notices (663 in 1912), and 330
notices under the various General Powers Acts of the London Council Council, including 280 for
verminous rooms (109 in 1912), 35 for the provision of additional water taps (48 in 1912), and 15
for the abolition of disused brick and wood dust-bins (40 in 1912).
Housing Conditions.—An enumeration of the inhabitants of the Registered Streets * was
made in the course of the inspections for the annual cleansing, the numbers of those under ten
years of age being separately ascertained. The manner in which the inhabitants of these streets
were housed—that is, the number of rooms occupied by each family—is shown in Table 59.
That table embraces 5,452 families comprising 18,028 persons. They occupied in all 10,519
rooms, giving an average of 1.7 persons per room, as compared with averages of T8 per room noted
in 1912 and 1911. In the appended summary of contents of Table 57 the averages for each class
of tenement observed in 1911 are given to show the alterations which have taken place. It
* Registered Streets, 1913:—
Albert Street.
Alfred Place.
Alfred Road.
Amberley Road.
Braden Street.
Braithwaite Place.
Brindley Street.
Campbell Street.
Carlton Mews.
Church Place.
Cirencester Street.
Clarendon Street.
Crompton Street.
Cuthbert Street.
Dartington Terrace.
Desborough Street.
Dudley Street.
Elcom Street.
Green Street.
Hall Place.
Hall Place West.
Hampden Street.
Hasborough Street.
Hermitage Street.
Hethpool Street.
Howell Street.
Kensal Road.
Kent's Place.
Modena Street.
Netley Street
North Wharf Road.
Oliver Mews.
Orchard Street.
Philip Terrace.
Pressland Street.
Ranelagh Road.
Senior Street.
Southam Street.
South Wharf Road.
Stalham Street.
Star Street.
Torquay Street.
Victoria Street.
Waverley Road.
Waverley Terrace.
Wellings Place.
Westbourne Terrace
North.
Woodchester Street.
Woodfield Place.
There are also 50 registered houses in 19 other streets (one or two in each street). These odd houses, not
included in Table 59, were occupied by 596 persons, 447 over ten years of age and 149 under, living in 411 rooms.
A number of houses, comprising the whole of Emily Street and portions of Philip Terrace and Senior Street,
were demolished during the year to make room for the new Elementary School to be built by the County Council.
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