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HOUSING. 71
The Closing Order with respect to No. 43, Cirencester Street was determined after the
completion of the necessary works of repair. At the end of the year the other Closing Orders
were still in operation.
Cirencester Street Improvement Scheme.—The question of paving and laying out the open
space was considered from time to time by the Public Health Committee, but no recommendation
on the subject was made to the Council during the year.
Underground Rooms.—In addition to the rooms dealt with under the regulations pursuant
to Section 17 (7) of the 1909 Act, underground rooms at the following premises were closed
under the provisions of Section 96 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 :—
Bouveiie Street, No. 6.
Chippenham Road, Nos. 3 and 4.
Cirencester Street. Nos. 2a. 3. 5, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45. 46, 47, 48,
49, 50, 51, 52, 55. 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 80, 83, 87, 89, 93, 95,
97, 99, 101 and 103.
Harrow Road, No. 102.
Tenement Houses.
Registration.—During the year 60 houses were added to and 11 removed from the Register,
which at the close of the year comprised 1,425 premises.
Supervision.—The inspections of houses made for purposes other than "annual cleansing"
numbered 2,886 last year, as compared with 2,206 in 1913 and 2,977 in 1912. The defects
discovered and remedied are set out in Table 45.
Annual Cleansing.—There were 1,445 houses on the Register at the beginning of April.
The two Special (Lodging) Houses Inspectors were again assisted by two of the District
Inspectors, who gave their whole time to this work during the months of May-July. The
rooms cleansed last year numbered 2,040, as compared with 1,959 in 1913 and 1,488 in 1912.
To effect that result 8,895 inspections were required, 96 cases (3 resulting in summonses) being
referred to the Council's Solicitor.
Notices Issued.—The notices issued during the year for all purposes numbered 2,634, as compared
with 2,360 in 1913 and 1,892 in 1912. The notices comprised 395 "written intimations"
(339 in 1913), 168 "statutory notices" (83 in 1913), 1,749 by-law notices (1,608 in 1913), and
322 notices under the various General Powers Acts of the London County Council, including
265 for verminous rooms (280 in 1913), 44 for the provision of additional water taps (35 in 1913),
and 13 for the abolition of disused brick and wood dust-bins (15 in 1913).
Housing Conditions.—Owing to shortage of Staff it has not been found possible to complete
the data relating to the enumeration of the inhabitants of Registered Streets* It is hoped,
however, that the usual particulars with regard to housing will be included in the next report.
Overcrowding.—In the course of the past year 188 tenements were found to be overcrowded,
as compared with 183 in 1913. An analysis of the figures for the two years is given
on page 73.