View report page

229
REVENUE ACT, 1903.
3 Edw. 7, Cap. 46.
No certificates for exemption under the Customs and Inland Revenue
Acts, 1890-1, and the Revenue Act, 1903, were granted during the year.
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.
One hundred and twenty-four certificates had to be given to the
Public Health and Housing Committee.
During the year 288 rooms have been cleansed of vermin
Poplar South Division 13
West Combined Division 25
East Combined Division 25
Bromley Central Division 30
Bromley North Division 40
Bow West Division 40
Bow East Division 15
Houses Let in Lodgings 102
No summonses were applied for.
Licensed Premises Urinals.
No notices were served under Section 22 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, calling upon owners to provide
proper doors to the urinals attached to their licensed premises.
* For the Cleansing of Verminous Persons, see pages 130—133.