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was a foreigner (2 Polish Jews, 1 Italian), and on the requirements
being explained at once complied.
Street vendors of ice-cream were also looked after, and no infringements
of the law were discovered.
Licensed Premises.
In compliance with a request of the Justices, the Public Health
Committee decided that all licensed premises in the City where drink
is sold for consumption on the premises should be specially inspected.
Of these, there are 654 under 7 groups of Magistrates, viz., St. George,
Hanover Square, St. Margaret, St. James, Strand, Kensington, Holborn,
and the Board of Green Cloth. In addition, there are 80 off-licenses,
besides many clubs. During the last 10 years the number of licensed
premises has been reduced by 130, about one-third being due to the
action of the London County Council in connection with Kingsway and
Millbank improvements, but in a number of instances the reduction is
due to the inclusion of two or more licenses under one name.
Two hundred and seventy-eight notices to remedy detects had to
be served as a result of the inspection of the 654 houses. In a few
instances re-construction of the premises was carried out; in 60 instances
re-drainage was necessary. The defects found may be tabulated thus:—
Drains, defective construction 129
W.C.s, defective construction 51
W.C.s, defective ventilation 61
Urinals, defective construction 27
Urinals, defective or no flush 40
Drinking-water cisterns, dirty or
defective 31
Kitchens (for public catering)—
Requiring cleansing 61
Requiring ventilation 30
Cellars, defective paving 36
Basements requiring cleansing 44
Other parts of house requiring
cleansing 12
Absence of dust-bins, &c. 8
Sanitary Accommodation for Customers—In 78 instances no such
accommodation was provided; in 7 there was some partial provision.
In 13 houses good and in 5 partial accommodation has been provided.
Doubtless in several of the houses further provision will be required by
the Magistrates. In 4 instances notices were served under the London
County Council General Powers Act, 1904, where sanitary conveniences
accessible from the street were held to be a nuisance or offensive to
public decency. In one instance the structure was closed.
Restaurants and Eating Houses.
Four hundred and thirty-six visits were paid to hotels, restaurants,
and eating-houses; 103 intimation notices and 7 statutory notices
were served to remedy defects; in one case an eating-house was closed
on account of the defective drains, &c.
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