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BYELAWS RELATING TO HOUSES INTENDED OR USED
FOR OCCUPATION BY THE WORKING CLASSES AND LET
IN LODGINGS OR OCCUPIED BY MEMBERS OF MORE
THAN ONE FAMILY.
These Byelaws were made on 24th March, 1930, and confirmed
on 13th May, 1930. They do not apply to any lodginghouse
in which the owner resides and not more than one family
is lodged. Parts of these byelaws, involving structural alterations,
do not apply to any lodging-house the rent of which is for
the time being controlled by the Rent and Mortgage (Restrictions)
Acts, 1920, 1923 and 1983.
The number on the register at present are classified as
follows:—
Decontrolled lodging-houses 160
Partly controlled 37
Fully controlled 82
Total 279
Fifty-one houses have been dealt with under these Byelaws
during the year and the following works carried out:—
Byelaw No.
11 (b) Means of carrying off waste water
(including provision of sinks) 15
11 (f) Sash-cords and window fittings 13
15 (a) Closet accommodation 1
15 (b) Water supplies 9
15 (c) Washing accommodation 12
15 (d) Food stores 35
15 (e) Preparation and cooking of food 1
16 (a) Repairs to staircase 1
16 (b) and (c) Lighting of staircase 1
17 Artificial lighting 1
21 (a) Cleansing and painting 2
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Note.—In regard to washing accommodation, Byelaw 15 (c),
the new baths and wash-houses erected by the Borough Council
in High Street, Hornsey, opened on the 14th April, 1932, were
extended during the year by additional slipper baths and washhouse
accommodation at a cost of £3,000.