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(d) Any accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance or injurious or
dangerous to health ;
shall be nuisances liable to be dealt with summarily under this Act.
(2) Provided that—
(i) Any accumulation or deposit necessary for the effectual carrying
on of any business or manufacture shall not be punishable as a
nuisance under this Section, if it is proved to the satisfaction of
the Court that the accumulation or deposit has not been kept
longer than is necessary for the purposes of the business or
manufacture, and that the best available means have been taken
for preventing injury thereby to the public health ;
These various modes of pollution of the atmosphere have now been placed
under the control of the Special Inspector, who is paying particular attention
to them, and from whose observations it is to be hoped the results at the end of
another year will be good. The preceding enactments have been set out for
the guidance of the procedure of the Committee and the Department.
§ 3. DWELLINGS.
House-to-House Inquiries and Inspections.—For the purpose of ascertaining
the mode of occupation and subletting, 91 inquiries were made from house to
house in tenemented streets. For the purpose of discovering underground
dwellings, inspections in 131 streets and 4,672 houses were made from house to
house in tenement streets with basements below ground level.
Registered Tenement Houses. — During the year 386 tenement houses were
measured for registration, and at the end of the year 1,270 houses were upon
the Register; 1,761 periodical half-yearly inspections of these houses were made,
4,357 re-inspections after the service of notices. Also 186 dwellings were
entered in the Register of inscribed dwellings, of which 29 were inspected.
Underground Dwellings.—On the Register are 36 underground dwellings
ordered to be closed. Reports upon a large number of underground dwellings
are being prepared for the consideration of the Public Health Committee.
Registered Common Lodging Houses.—In Part VI. (headed Legislation) will
be found quoted the new clauses as to Common Lodging Houses in the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 (2 Edw. VII.. Ch. clxxiii.).
Canal Boat Dwellings. — During the year, to the 31 wharves, the Canal, and
canal boats 245 visits were paid.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES: ACTS.
Part I.
Area No. 1, Somers Town.
1 (a)—Church way Scheme.—In continuation of the previous Annual Report
on this subject, the London County Council have completed the three blocks of