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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL
POWERS) ACT, 1904.
Verminous Rooms* and Licensed Premises' Urinals.
Verminous Rooms.
Verminous rooms are still brought to the notice of owners upon the
"Intimations" which are followed, if necessary, by "Statutory Notices,"
more especially as there are generally other defects upon the premises,
and certainly verminous premises are " in such a state as to be a nuisance
to health," and owners, if they do not already know, are informed when
defects are being dealt with under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
that the vermin must be got rid of, otherwise the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1904, will be brought into operation.
When a notice is served for cleansing under the bye-laws for houses
let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family, should
the premises be verminous a special intimation to that effect is enclosed.
The above procedure saves a large amount of time, as under the
London County Council (General Powers) Act a certificate must be given
by the Medical Officer of Health, who would have to inspect every room.
However, eleven certificates had to be given to the Public Health and
Housing Committee.
During the year 213 rooms have been cleansed of vermin:—
Poplar South Division 2
West Combined Division 24
East Combined Division 12
Bromley Central Division 15
Bromley North Division 50
Bow West Division 15
Bow East Division 23
Houses let in lodgings 72
No summonses were applied for.
* For the Cleansing of Verminous Persons see page 87.