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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The foregoing are summarised as under:—
| District | N umber of inspections made. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 2,739 | 105 | 262 | 436 |
| Middle | 2,847 | 72 | 170 | 400 |
| East | 2,588 | 97 | 233 | 432 |
| Totals | 8,174 | 274 | 665 | 1,268 |
| Average of previous five years | 8,675 | 366 | 916 | 1,460 |
REGISTERED LODGING HOUSES.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Sec. 94.
The Corporation, as the Sanitary Authority in the City, are required, under the
provisions of Sec. 94 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, to make and enforce
Bye-laws applying to houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one
family for the following purposes:—
For regulating the number of persons and separation of the sexes.
For the registration and inspection of such houses.
For enforcing drainage, and promoting cleanliness and ventilation.
For the cleansing and limewashing of the premises at stated times.
For the taking of precautions in any case of infectious disease.
The Bye-laws now in force in the City for this class of property were made by the
Court of Common Council on 24th November, 1904, and confirmed by the Local
Government Board on the 20th January, 1905.
Unfurnished lodgings, when the rent is not less than 10s. a week, and furnished
lodgings when the rent is not less than 12s. 6d. a week, are exempt from the
operations of the Bye-laws.
Particulars relating to the registered Lodging-houses in the City now on the
Register are given in the accompanying table, together with the corresponding figures
for 1900:—
REGISTERED LODGING-HOUSES.
| District. | No. of Houses on Register. | No. of Lodgers. | No. of Tenements. | Average No. of Persons per Tenement. | Cleansing Notices Served. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913. | 1900. | 1913. | 1900. | 1913. | 1900. | 1913. | 1900. | 1913. | 1900. | |
| West | 104 | 183 | 692 | 1,502 | 297 | 656 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 125 | 239 |
| Middle | 4 | 55 | 35 | 363 | 15 | 130 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4 | 66 |
| East | 114 | 158 | 778 | 1.186 | 327 | 488 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 143 | 176 |
| Total | 222 | 396 | 1,505 | 3,051 | 639 | 1,274 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 272 | 481 |
These houses are periodically inspected, and in April of each year the owners are
called upon to carry out a thorough cleansing of them, in accordance with the
provisions of the Bye-laws. This necessitated the service of 272 Notices during 1913.