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proceedings during 1913.
TABLE XIV.
PROCEEDINGS DURING 1913.
LC.C.
Premises.
Number of Places—
N umber
of
Inspections,
1913.
Number
of
Notices,
1913.
Number
of Prosecutions,
1913.
On Register
at end of
1912.
Added
in
1913.
Removed
in
1913.
On Register
at end of
1913.
Milk premises
120
4
1
123
172
4
...
Cowsheds
1
...
...
1
4
...
...
Slaughter-houses
7
...
...
7
408
...
...
Other offensive trade
premises
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ice cream premises
108
10
4
116
122
1
...
Registered houses let
in lodgings
1,348
55
27
1,376
7,597
(a) 93
(a) -
(b) 2,267
(b) 6
(a) For overcrowding.
(b) For other conditions (including annual cleansing).
Total number of intimation notices served for all purposes 663
Overcrowding, 1913—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 195
Number remedied 246*
Number of prosecutions —
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupations dealt with during year 7
Number of rooms closed 10
Insanitary houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 —
Number closed under the Housing Acts 3
Number of premises cleansed under Sec. 20 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act,
1904 X 280
Shelters provided under Sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year —
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during year 4
Number of tenements comprised therein 26
(a) granted 25
Number of tenements for which certificates were (b) refused —
(c) deferred —
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, &c. —
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, &c. —
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious
to health —
(d) As to paving of yards, &c., of dwelling houses 1
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, &c.
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, &c.
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, &c. —
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, &c. 6
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets —
(j) With respect to drainage, &c. (Metropolis Management Act, Sec. 202) 3
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, &c. (Metropolis Management
Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899) -
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 333
Total number of infectious bodies removed 2
* In 14 cases no action was taken, the total deficiency of air space being less than 50 cubic feet.