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Water certificates under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
Section 48 (2), were asked for and granted in respect of: —
The houses which complete the whole of those built in Cahir
Street and British Street; London County Council dwellings named
"Ottawa" and "Baffin," Prestons Road; "St. Lawrence Cottages,"
Norfolk Street and Prestons Road; Nos. 120, 122, 124, 126, 128,
130 and 132, Mellish Street; Nos. 28, 30, 32, 52, 54, 56, 58 and
60, Bow Common Lane; London County Council dwellings,
"Ontario" and "Hudson" Buildings, Prestons Road; 292 and
292a, High Street, Poplar; Gardener's House in Hale Street Yard;
London County Council dwellings "Quebec" and "Winnipeg"
buildings, Prestons Road; the cottages of the Fire Brigade Station
(L.C.C.) at the corner of the East and West Ferry Roads; No. 415,
Old Ford Road ; the "Blacksmith's Arms," West Ferry Road; and
three cottages containing six flats in Monier Road, Bow.
Certificates were given under Section 4 (3) (c) of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, respecting six cases of overcrowding,
and the Committee directed that the necessary notices should be
served; 27 cases of overcrowding were abated upon service of
intimations, so that there were in connection with private houses,
33 cases of overcrowding abated; 11 cases of overcrowding were
abated in workrooms (see Miss Tattersall's report, page 226),
105 cases of overcrowding were also abated in connection with
Houses-let-in-lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one
family (see Mr. Johnson's report, page 229).
7,055 communications were received, and 940 complaints (including
176 smoke) as to nuisances were made.
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