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During the year under review, arrangements were made for compiling a
new register and in connection with this and for purposes of supervision, some
9,875 visits were paid to the 1,055 houses on the old list. The number of notices
served was 1,371, relating to cleansing and other defects. All of these were
complied with without the necessity for further proceedings arising.
Lighting of Staircases of Tenement Buildings.—In anticipation of the coming
into operation of Sec. 61 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1927, in respect of
this matter, a complete survey was made into the conditions as regards lighting of
staircases in such buildings, in the early part of the year, and reports as to the
findings were submitted to and considered by the Public Health Committee. In
most instances the existing arrangements were found to be satisfactory, and all
that was necessary was to direct the attention of owners to the requirement as
to the maintaining of artificial lighting from one hour after sunset until 11 p.m.
In 28 cases in which there was either inadequate or no provision, notice was
served, and at the end of the year the works called for in each instance had been
completed or were well forward.
Common ,Lodging Houses.—The following table contains all the necessary
particulars with regard to the licensed premises of this class in the borough.

A number of visits were paid to all the houses from time to time by officers of
the department and the attention of the person in charge or the London Countv
Council directed to any matter calling for femedy.
Underground Rooms.—As close supervision as possible was kept over rooms
of this class, and whenever necessity compelled, notices to discontinue occupation
were served. The total number dealt with in this way was 13.
C.—PREMISES THAT ARE NOT BUT SHOULD BE
REGISTERED.
For a variety of reasons the number of premises in the borough in which
meals are provided or food is sold ready cooked or is prepared fot sale is very
large. At the end of 1928 there were 318, this number including: Restaurant,
dining room and coffee shop kitchens, 194; tea-rooms and pastry-cooks, 76; hotel
kitchens, 20; fried fish shops, 24; and fish-curers, 5. In addition, there was a
number of shops in which meat, ham, sausages, etc., were cooked and sold only
over the counter.
On more than one occasion the Borough Council, at the suggestion of the
Public Health Committee, have directed the attention of the Ministry of Health
and the London County Council to the necessity for legislation requiring registration
of food premises of this class. Up to the present no step in this direction
has been taken by either of the authorities mentioned.