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Public Health Department,
December 31st, 1905.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR FOR HOUSES LET-INLODGINGS
OR OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF MORE
THAN ONE FAMILY.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to hand you my second Annual Report, and details
of the work carried out under the Bye-laws, for the year ended
31st December, 1905.
Cleansing.
Notices to carry out cleansing have been served throughout the
year, and rooms and passages have been stripped of foul papers,
water closets, and front and back areas whitewashed, as follows:—
Rooms, 643; passages and staircases, 144; areas, water closets
and wash houses 216.
London County Council General Powers Act, 1904, Section 20.
Since being authorised by the Borough Council to serve notices
under this Act, several rooms have been thoroughly stripped, and
rid of vermin.
Registration.
Registration has been proceeded with, and there are now 877
houses on the books, 114 having been registered during the year,
and 41 re-registered. All cases of property changing hands, and
tenants moving from time to time is recorded in the registers and
journals in order to keep the books up to date.