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Water Service.
The following notices have been received during the year from the Metropolitan Water
Board as to houses from which water has been cut off:—
1.—Demolition —
2.—Empty 4
3.—Waste 7
4.—Non-payment of Rates 1
5.—No statement (withdrawals) —
6.—By request 1
7.—Broken Supply Pipe 6
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Canal Boats Acts.
During the year Inspector Auger examined 1 canal boat, which was registered for the
occupation of 4 adults and 2 children and was occupied by 2 adults and 4 children. No contraventions
of the Acts were found.
A weekly inspection of the canal and wharves has been made and the absence of a greater
number of boats inspected is due to the small number of registered boats using the canal.
Inhabited House Duty.
No applications for certificates under Section 11 of the Inland Revenue Act, 1903, were
received during 1921.
The Rag Flock Act, 1911.
Three samples of rag flock were taken under this Act during 1921. They were found
to contain 10.8, 19.8 and 21.8 parts of chlorine per 100,000 respectively.
Public Mortuaries and Coroner's Court.
Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary in 1921 196
„ „ „ Infectious Mortuary in 1921 —
Total 196
Inquests held during 1921—
In the Coroner's Court—General Cases from St. Pancras 279
„ „ Poor Law Cases from St. Pancras 20
„ „ General Cases from other Boroughs 7
Total 306