Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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which is let in lodgings or occupied by members of more
than one family.
"Medical Officer" means the Medical Officer of Health
acting on behalf and under the authority of the Vestry of
the aforesaid Parish.
"Inspector" means any person appointed by the said
Vestry for the purpose of the above-mentioned enactments
and of these Regulations.
2.— Every owner, keeper, and occupant of a lodginghouse,
or of any part thereof, shall be bound, so far as his
power or interest goes, to admit the Medical Officer or the
Inspector, and to afford him all facilities for inspecting such
house or part thereof at any hour between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
3.—Every owner and keeper of a lodging-house, if
served with a notice in writing, signed by the Vestry Clerk,
requiring him to supply the information necessary for the
registration of such house, shall be bound within a period of
fourteen days after such service to attend, either personally
or by his agent duly authorised, at the Office of the Vestry
during office hours, and then and there to furnish and sign
a true statement of—
(a) The total number of rooms in such house.
(b) The manner in which each room is used.
(c) Such other particulars within his knowledge as
the Vestry may require for the registration of
of suih house.
4.—The Vestry may cause any lodging-house to be
entered in a register to be kept in their office for that purpose.
They may also, for due cause, remove a house from the
register. So long as a house remains on the register it shall
be a registered lodging-house, and shall be subject to the
regulations hereinafter made applicable to registered lodging
houses.