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the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar to amend the Bye-laws in force
in the Borough with respect to Houses let in Lodgings or occupied
by members of more than one family, and to state that the Board
have given consideration to the proposal.
The Board direct me to observe that the usual period prescribed
by local authorities for cleansing and limewashing houses let in
lodgings is once a year, and having regard to the extension in
the operation of the Bye-laws in force effected by the series confirmed
by the Board in 1900, the Board would, before further considering
the present application, be glad to be informed of the reasons which
led the Council to regard the proposed requirement as necessary
and whether those reasons apply equally to every class of lodgings
to which the existing series relate.
The Board also wish to be informed whether in the opinion of the
Council there is any ground for apprehending that the enforcement
of such a requirement as is proposed would tend to an appreciable
increase in the rents of houses let in lodgings.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
H. C. MONRO,
Assistant Secretary.
The Committee informed the Local Government Board the
Amendment of the Bye-laws is intended especially to meet cases of
property where tenants and owners are constantly changing, that the
reasons for the proposed amendment apply only in the case of the
worst class of property in the Borough, and that there is no reason
to anticipate any appreciable increase in rents in consequence of the
proposed amendment.
The London County Council submitted the opinion of Mr. Cripps,
K.C., that section 94 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
relating to Bye-laws as to houses let in lodgings, is imperative, and
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