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HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS OR OCCUPIED BY
MEMBERS OF MORE THAN ONE FAMILY.
Work of the Inspector. London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1907, Section 78—Water Supply in Tenement
Houses—Inspection of Chinese Quarter.
Work of the Inspector.
At the end of the year there were 1,265 houses on the register.
For Inspector's report see page 167.
Legal proceedings were instituted in one instance.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, Section 78—
Water Supply in Tenement Houses.
During the year no tenements were required to be supplied with
water.
Inspection of Chinese Quarter.
House-to-house inspections at all times in the Chinese quarter continue
to be made by the Inspector for Houses Let-in-Lodgings ; there are
now 89 premises, occupied by Chinese, on the Register The Inspector
visits these premises for overcrowding between the hours of 6 a.m. and
7 a.m., as well as at other times, as the occupiers go to bed very late
and are not early risers. The work of repairing and cleansing of premises
is under constant supervision, and cases of overcrowding are dealt with
as they are discovered.
HOUSING. TOWN PLANNING, ETC., ACT, 1909.
Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910. Representations
and Closing and Demolition Orders under Section 17;
Determination of Closing Orders, Section 17 (6); Demolition
Orders, Section 18 (2) (3). Provision of Houses for the
Working Classes at the Conclusion of the War.