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HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
In the Borough of Stoke Newington, more especially in the
Southern Division, there is a considerable number of houses let in
lodgings under circumstances and conditions which render it desirable,
in the interest of personal and public health, that they should be
registered and inspected at frequent intervals.
Hitherto it has not been possible to make such a frequent inspection
of the Registered Houses Let in Lodgings as are called for in
the health interests of those who occupy them. In my opinion, the
Bye-laws dealing with Houses Let in Lodgings, if properly enforced,
represent a most serviceable means of maintaining a decent standard
of sanitation in homes which all too frequently depart widely
from that standard; and with the appointment of the female sanitary
inspector for the Borough, this item of work shall receive more
attention in the future than it has been possible to bestow upon it
in the past.
By the end of the year 1908, 138 premises were on the Register,
and during the year most registered premises were duly inspected.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
At the end of the year 1908 there were on the Register 265
factories, workshops and work-places.
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