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Rent & Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts. 188 applications
were received for certificates or reports as to
houses being in a reasonable state of repair. Of these
149 certificates were issued to tenants and 9 were refused,
and 22 reports were issued and, 8 refused.
Water Supply. Certificates under the provisions of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, as to new dwellinghouses
having a proper and sufficient supply of water, were
granted in respect of 280 flats and 61 terraced houses. In
167 instances water was supplied to tenement houses.
Wells. There are 13 premises in the Borough containing
a total of 16 wells.
The following 8 wells are out of use:
(1) Truman, Hanbury & Buxton's
Brewery 91 Brick Lane, E.l.
(2) Old Baths 86 Brick Lane, E.l.
(3) Thomas Hubbuck & Son Ltd. 368 The Highway,E.l.
(4) The Tower of London -
(5) The Royal Mint -
(6) Potter & Clarke Ltd. Fairclough Street, E.l.
(7) John Braydon Ltd. 6/8 The Highway, E.l.
(Destroyed during the war).
(8) Commercial Gas Co. Harford Street, E.l.
(Scaled off and pump dismantled).
The following 8 wells are in use:
(9) Free Trade Wnarf The Highway, E.l.)
(10) Co-operative Wholesale Scty. Loman Street, E.l.)
(2 wells)
(Used only for drinking purposes and are
frequently sampled by the Metropolitan
Water Board.)
(11) Taylor Walker's Brewery Narrow Street, E.14.)
(3 wells)
(12) Charrington's Brewery Mile End Road, E.l.)
(Used for brewing and are tested frequently)
(13). Mann, Grossman & Paulin's
Brewery Raven Row, E.l.
(Used only for beer bottle washing).
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