View report page

86
Overcrowding, 1906—
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 805
Number remedied 805
Number of prosecutions 10
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 66
Number of rooms closed 66
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 2
Number closed under the Housing of the Working Classes Act —
Number of Verminous premises cleansed under sec. 20 of the
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1904 716
Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 179
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during
year 8
Number of tenements comprised therein 64
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 60
(b) refused 4 (c) deferred Nil
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act,
1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth,
&c. —
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter
running out of any manufactory, etc. —
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner
as to be injurious to health —
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses 1
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc. 6
(/) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse,
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc. —
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. —
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets —