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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Ice Cream Premises.
There were 192 of these on the Register at the end of 1904.
During 1905 40 were added and nine removed, leaving a total of 223
on the Register.
339 inspections of these were made during the year and 40
notices served, all of which were for cleansing.
Houses let in Lodgings.
At the end of 1905 there were 218 houses registered as houses let
in lodgings. During the year seven were added to and six removed
from the Register.
400 inspections were made of these premises, 10 notices were
served for overcrowding, and 254 for other conditions. There were
two prosecutions.
The amended by-laws prepared by this Council were approved by
the Local Government Board in October, 1905. Several important
alterations and additions were made after consultation with the Local
Government Board, chiefly with respect to the definition of "Landlord,"
the amount of rent payable, the insertion of the word "owner" in
certain sections where structural work would be necessary and in the
section relating to the annual cleansing of such houses, and the
insertion of a section (section 22) stating that proceedings are not to be
taken unless the owner or landlord had failed to comply with the
by-law after service of notice by the Council.
*BY-LAWS.—Made by the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of
the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, with respect to
Houses Let in Lodgings, or Occupied by Members of more
than one Family, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following words and expressions have the meanings hereinafter
respectively assigned to them ; that is to say,—
"Council" means the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of
the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
* The marginal notes do not form part of the by-laws.