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BY-LAWS AS TO HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
At the end of the year, 641 houses were registered under these By-laws,
of these, 316 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury, and 325 in the Holborn District;
6 such houses were removed from the Register principally on account of the
closing or demolition of the houses, and in some cases because the houses are now
occupied only by members of one family, and 41 were added to the Register,
During the year, there were 901 inspections of these premises, excluding a
very large number of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 17 notices were
served for 24 overcrowded rooms, and 222 notices for other breaches of the
By-laws, exclusive of 630 notices that were served for annual cleansing as required
by the By-laws.
REVENUE ACTS.
Two applications were received during the year for Certificates from me under
the above Acts. The houses comprised five tenements, the remaining parts being
used for business purposes. The Certificates were refused.
OVERCROWDING.
The number of dwelling rooms found to be overcrowded was 39, the same as
in the previous year; 24 of these were dealt with as breaches of the By-laws as
to houses let in lodgings.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
In accordance with the Contract, all house refuse has to be removed at
least twice a week, and oftener if required by the Medical Officer of Health.
In the main thoroughfares there is a daily collection before 10 a.m.
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As usual, much attention was given to securing the regular removal of house
refuse. A large number of inspections were made by me and the inspectors,
including early morning inspections, of the streets in which there is a daily
removal. Only 7 genuine complaints respecting non-removal of house refuse
were received from householders. 106 notices were served for the provision of
proper dust receptacles.
During the year a number of applications1 were received for the removal
of trade refuse for which the Contractor is paid by tbe owners in accordance
with Section 33 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
In March, 1913, the Council resolved that the London County Council and
the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee be informed that it is
desirable that local authorities should be empowered to compel occupiers of
premises to place house refuse in proper receptacles in such convenient positions
for removal as may be required by the sanitary authority, and that the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, and the bv-laws made thereunder should be amended
accordingly.