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No. 39, Aske Street, an eight-roomed house with scullery, was in a dilapidated
state, and the roof was very leaky. A statutory notice was served upon the owner
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, but nothing was done. A summons was
taken out upon which the owner closed the house, and it remained empty at the end
of the year.
Nos. 4 and 5, Bernales Buildings were closed by the owner on receipt of statutory
notices, the houses, each consisting of five rooms, being without water supply. The
water was subsequently restored and the houses re-let.
The houses in Dereham Place, each consisting of six rooms and scullery, were in a
dirty and dilapidated state. They were closed by the owner on receipt of statutory
notices from inspector Jordan, and remained closed at the end of the year.
The houses in Dunstan Road and Dunstan Street, the former consisting of six
rooms, and the latter of four with scullery, were generally dirty and dilapidated, and
were closed on receipt of sanitary notices from inspector Pearson. They were subsequently
dealt with and re-occupied.
No. 2, Ely Place, a two-roomed house, was generally dirty and dilapidated. It
was closed by the owner on receipt of a statutory notice under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, and was afterwards dealt with and again occupied.
With regard to No. 119, Hoxton Street, the drains were in a defective and dangerous
condition. The house was closed by the owner and remained closed at the
end of the year.
No. 2, Ware Street, a six-roomed house with back addition, was in a dirty and
dilapidated state, and the roof was defective. The house was closed by the owner on
receipt of a statutory notice under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and remained
closed at the end of the year.
The house in Weymouth Terrace, consisting of six rooms, was generally dirty
and dilapidated, and was closed by the owner on receipt of a sanitary notice from
inspector Pearson. It was subsequently dealt with throughout and again occupied.
HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1909.
The following is a brief account of the work done under Section 17 (1) of the
above Act, which makes it the duty of the Borough Council to cause to be made,
from time to time, inspection to ascertain whether any dwelling-house within the
Borough is in such an insanitary state as to be unfit for human habitation
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Wiltshire Row.—These houses were
ordered to be inspected by the Health Committee in September, 1910, and were