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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year —
Number of rooms closed —
Insanitary houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891 —
Number closed under the Housing of the Working
Classes Act —
Number of premises cleansed under Sec. 20 of the
L.C.C. General Powers Act, 1904 7
Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891 —
Number of persons accommodated during the year 9
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received
during year 614
Number of tenements comprised therein 885
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 875
„ „ „ „ (b) refused 10
„ „ „ „ (c) deferred —
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health
Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice,
salt, filth, etc. —
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive
matter running out of any manufactory, etc. —
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a
manner as to be injurious to health 1
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses 5
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter,
etc. —
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of
refuse, etc. —
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc. 1
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. 11
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to
water closets —