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Marylebone 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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* In 31 instances intimation notices have been served, but the works necessary for the
remedy of the defects are not yet complete.
B.—PREMISES USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION.
The only premises used for human habitation in respect of which there is a
system of registration are what are called " Houses let in Lodgings " and
" Common Lodging Houses." Rooms underground, if used as sleeping rooms
or for human habitation apart from rooms on the upper floors, though they are
not definitely registered, are required to comply with certain requirements contained
in the Public Health and Housing Acts and special regulations. They are
referred to here for this reason.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—Included under this head are all ordinary tenement
houses in which the rooms or floors are let out separately. To some extent, as a
result of housing shortage, a very large proportion of the houses in the borough
are of course so let, and under by-laws made by the London County Council under
The Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919, all houses suitable for the working
classes and occupied by members of more than one family are subject to registration,
and in them there must be compliance with certain requirements as to
sanitation, cleanliness, cleansing, etc,

4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the yearNumber
(1)(2)
Dressmaking, Millinery, Laundry, Cabinet Making, &c.3,310
Coffee Shops, &c.296
Bakehouses67
Total number of workshops on Register3,573

5.—OTHER MATTERS.

ClassNumber
(1)(2)
Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories :— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133)10
Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5).Notified by H.M. Inspector72
Reports (of action taken) L sent to H.M. Inspector*41
Other
Underground Bakehouses (s. 101) :—
Certificates granted during the year
In use at the end of the year49