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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL
POWERS) ACT, 1904.
Verminous Rooms;* 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.
Ten certificates had to be given to the Public Health and Housing
Committee.
During the year 216 rooms have been cleansed of vermin: —
Poplar South Division 7
West Combined Division 25
Bast Combined Division 27
Bromley Central Division 20
Bromley North Division 40
Bow West Division 5
Bow East Division 19
Houses let in lodgings 73
No summonses were applied for.
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* For the Cleansing of Verminous Persons see page 102 and 103.