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close to the bakehouse, 1n order, apparently, to be certa1n of hav1ng some one on hand 1n
t1me for the early work, the pract1ce 1s gradually pass1ng away. After attent1on had
been d1rected to the 1llegal1ty of the pract1ce 1n the cases referred to above, the use
of the rooms for sleep1ng purposes was d1scont1nued. So far as 1s known there are no
other s1m1lar examples 1n the Borough.
CUSTOMS AND 1NLAND REVENUE ACTS.
The number of cert1f1cates granted dur1ng 1911 for reduct1on of or exempt1on from
1nhab1ted house duty under these Acts was 6.
The s1tuat1on of the prem1ses and the number of tenements affected are shown 1n
the follow1ng statement:—
Prem1ses. No. of Tenements.
Bachelor. Chambers, B1ckenhall Mans1ons 14
Montagu Mans1ons, Rooms M and N, Block 2 2
Newcastle House, Northumberland Street . 18
84, H1gh Street, W. 5
Moxon House, Parad1se Street 8
57 and 59, Cleveland Street 2
1n all cases a thorough exam1nat1on was made of the prem1ses and the cert1f1cate
w1thheld t1ll any 1mprovements called for were carr1ed out.
NU1SANCES.
Work of 1nspectors of Nu1sances.
The arrangements made 1n the m1ddle of 1910, when the Borough was sub.d1v1ded
1nto 5 d1str1cts, and two add1t1onal 1nspectors appo1nted, 1n order that one 1nspector
m1ght be placed 1n charge of each d1str1ct were cont1nued throughout 1911.
1n each d1str1ct a great amount of work has been done, partly as the result of the
matters brought to l1ght by the 1nvest1gat1ons of the house.to.house 1nspector; partly,
also, as a result of the work done on the san1tary surveys, and 1n other d1rect1ons by the
d1str1ct 1nspectors themselves.
The total number of compla1nts rece1ved from all sources was 1,927, as aga1nst
1,996 1n 1910, and 1,899 1n 1909.
The actual number rece1ved from sources outs1de the department was 281.
Many of these were made by the workers of the St. Marylebone Health Soc1ety,
and members of the Ch1ldren.s Care Comm1ttees. Several were made by ne1ghbours,
1n some cases out of fr1endl1ness, 1n others apparently sp1tefully.
The smallness of the number of such outs1de compla1nts 1s taken as ev1dence of
the thoroughness of the work of the department, espec1ally as 1n a number of the cases
act1on had already been taken before the compla1nt was rece1ved. All compla1nts, 1t
may be added, whether anonymous or not, unless the part1culars g1ven are too vague,
rece1ve 1mmed1ate attent1on.
1n respect of nu1sances 881 statutory not1ces were 1ssued. The number for 1910
was 658 and for 1909, 514.
Of the not1ces 434 related to ord1nary nu1sances (d1rt, dampness, etc.), 7.7 to
verm1nous rooms, 154 to dra1ns, 12 to 1nsuff1c1ent w.c. accommodat1on, 73 to underground
rooms, under the Publ1c Health Act. The rema1n1ng 141 were served on
owners to prov1de a proper and suff1c1ent supply of water to the upper storeys of