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or on behalf of their owners in the manner that is now practised by certain "good" owners.
An instance of such management is to be found in the Marylebone Farm Estate, the leases on
which are now rapidly reverting to the Crown. This ought, nevertheless, to be combined
with extensive rebuilding as soon as it is possible.
There is 110 doubt, also, that much house property, which is in a bad condition, would
have been preserved from such deterioration if the ground landlords had taken care that their
lessees conformed to the obligations placed upon them by their covenants.
(2) Details as to action taken as regards unfit houses under (a) the Public Health
(London) Act, etc., will be found on pages 50 and 51; and (b) the Housing Acts, on
this page.
(3) Difficulties in remedying unfitness, and special treasures taken or suggested.—The institution
of a complete house-to-house inspection has been postponed until the London County
Council By-Laws in regard to tenement houses have been brought into operation. With
regard to house management, the experiment 011 the Crown Estate, where the houses are being
put under the management of a staff of women house-managers as the leases fall in, will be
watched with great interest. The management is on the lines associated with the name of
Miss Octavia Hill.
(4) Water supply, closet accommodation, and refuse disposal.—These matters were dealt
with in last year's Annual Report.
IV.—Unhealthy Arkas.
Particulars in regard to this matter were given in last year's Annual Report. I11
regard to developments since 1919 reference may be made to pages 80 to 82.
V.—Tenement House By-laws.
It is most desirable that the London Count}' Council by-laws in this respcct should be
brought into operation without delay. It is difficult to fix standards for tenement houses until
this has been done.
VI. — General and Miscellaneous.
(See "Work of the Special (Housing) Committee," page 78).
VII.—Statistics for the 12 months ended 1st January, 1921.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which complaints were
made that they were unfit for human habitation Nil.
(2) Action under Sec. 17 of the Housing Act of 1909: —
(a) Number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the
purpose of the section—
First routine inspection 47
Subsequent „ 1098
1145
(b) Number of dwelling-houses which were considered to be
unfit for human habitation—
As regards the whole house Nil.
„ underground rooms (2 rooms) 1
1