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City of London 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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MIDDLE DISTRICT—Inspector E. J. Simmons.
| Month. | Premises inspected. | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 211 | - | 5 | 14 |
| February | 224 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| March | 270 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| April | 296 | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| May | 227 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| June | 178 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| July | 162 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| August | 233 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| September | 223 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| October | 268 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| November | 233 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| December | 324 | 8 | 7 | 39 |
| Totals | 2,849 | 55 | 78 | 285 |
EAST DISTRICT—Inspector W. H. Ralph.
| Month | Premises Inspected | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 140 | l | 2 | 27 |
| February | 287 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| March | 263 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| April | 315 | 7 | 35 | 22 |
| May | 245 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| June | 193 | 5 | 18 | 24 |
| July | 152 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| August | 143 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| September | 322 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
| October | 245 | 4 | 7 | 39 |
| November | 227 | 5 | 8 | 33 |
| December | 395 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| Totals | 2,927 | 54 | 107 | 350 |
THE FOREGOING ARE SUMMARISED AS UNDER
| District. | Number of inspections | Orders issued. | Notices served. | Improvements effected. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 2,097 | 82 | 184 | 304 |
| Middle | 2,849 | 55 | 78 | 285 |
| East | 2,927 | 54 | 107 | 350 |
| Totals | 7,873 | 191 | 369 | 939 |
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.
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.
These Bye-laws remained in force until September, when they were replaced by new
ones approved by the Minister of Health, and similar in all respects to those in
operation in the rest of London. A copy of these new Bye-laws is attached to this Report
(Appendix E).
Particulars relating to the registered Lodging-houses in the City now on the Register are given in the accompanying table:—
| District. | Number of Houses on Register. | Number of Lodgers. | Number of Tenements. | Average Number of Persons per Tenement. | Cleansing Notices Served. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | 67 | 465 | 186 | 2.5 | 100 |
| Middle | 3 | 22 | 15 | 1.5 | 3 |
| East | 48 | 251 | 127 | 1.9 | 33 |
| Total | 118 | 738 | 325 | 2.2 | 136 |