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These houses are periodically inspected, and in April of each year the landlords 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 136 notices during 1926.
In addition to the foregoing, there are ten blocks of Dwellings let out in tenements,
but not placed on the Register for the reason that each holding is "self-contained," it having
been decided in a Court of Law that in these circumstances they are not subject to the Byelaws
for houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one family:—
Name and situation of Artizans' Block Dwellings.
No. of Tenements.
No. of
Inhabitants.
One
Room.
Two
Rooms.
Three
Rooms.
Four
Rooms.
Five
Rooms
or more.
WEST DISTRICT.
Albion Buildings, No. 21, Bartholomew Close
....
10
....
....
....
20
Albion Buildings, No. 22, Bartholomew Close
....
10
....
....
....
18
Bartholomew House, Bartholomew Close
14
3
....
....
....
36
Dean Street Blocks, Fetter Lane—
....
....
....
....
....
....
Block A
6
4
....
....
....
20
„ B
9
3
....
l
....
15
„ C
4
3
....
l
....
19
„ D
6
3
....
....
....
18
„ E
7
1
l
....
....
15
„ F
4
4
....
....
....
13
St. Ann's Chambers, Ludgate Hill
3
11
....
l
l
32
Bloomfield House, Snow Hill
15
....
3
....
46
Total (Six "Blocks")
46
67
l
6
l
252
MIDDLE DISTRICT.
Bridgewater House, Fann Street
....
9
....
....
l
15
City Buildings, Moor Lane
....
20
12
....
....
80
Total (Two "Blocks")
....
29
12
....
l
95
EAST DISTRICT.
Harrow Alley and Stoney Lane—
North Block
....
48
8
....
....
191
South ,,
5
22
13
....
....
131
Prince's ,,
5
50
....
....
159
Queen's
5
40
5
....
....
144
King's
8
16
16
....
....
118
Barker's Buildings, Catherine Wheel Alley, Bishopsgate
12
6
2
1
....
49
Total (Two "Blocks")
35
182
44
1
....
792
These ten blocks contain 425 tenements, and are inhabited by 1,139 persons—an average
of 2.6 persons to each tenement.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
The following table is included in this Report in accordance with the request contained
in the letter from the Ministry of Health, dated 20th December, 1926, and relating to contents
of annual reports of Medical Officers of Health.
Number of new houses erected during the year—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) ) 6 (self-contained flats).
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts Nil.
(i.) By the Local Authority Nil.
(ii.) By other bodies or persons Nil.
1. Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 908
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, or the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 321
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation Nil.
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding
sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 71
2. Remedy of defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action
by the Local Authority or their officers 118