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227c West Ferry Road; New Wing of the Poplar Hospital
Artisan's Dwellings, Bow Road; Toronto and Montreal Buildings,
Cotton Street; and Adelaide Buildings, Ann Street.
On the nth February, at the Westminster Guildhall, the Local
Government Board opened the enquiry upon the proposed Water
Companies' Regulations I attended in order to give evidence upon the
evils of storage cisterns for drinking water, and the two gallon flush
to w.cs. The enquiry was held on five days. As a result of the first
day's proceedings the Companies amended their proposed
regulations.
The enquiry was adjourned until Thursday, 28th February, in
order that the Companies might in the meantime formulate the
amendments which they were prepared to make in the proposed
regulations, and that the London County Council might have an
opportunity of considering the amendments.
Certificates were given under section 4 (3) (c) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, respecting 2 cases of overcrowding, and the
Committee directed that the necessary notices should be served ; 69
cases of overcrowding were abated upon service of intimations, so
that there were in connection with private houses 71 cases of overcrowding
abated ; 11 cases of overcrowding were abated in workrooms
(see Miss Tattersall's report page 107), 20 cases of overcrowding were
also abated in connection with Houses let in Lodgings, or occupied
by Members of more than one family (see Mr. Langley's report
page 109).
4971 communications were received, and 1330 complaints as to
nuisances were made.