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House to
House
Inspection.
During the year the Inspectors have visited
4104 houses, and made 2436 re-inspections, these
inspections necessitating the issuing of 1279
notices.
Common
Lodging
Houses.
There are 37 common lodging houses in the
district. The control of these houses is under the
London County Council. They continue to be well
conducted, and the proprietors are willing to co-operate in
every way with the Sanitary Officials.
Slaughter
Houses.
There are 6 licensed slaughter-houses in the
district. The regulations of the London County
Council applying to them are generally observed. I would
repeat the hope I expressed in my last Report that, in the
interests both of the trade and the public, they will at no distant
time be all done away with and replaced by a Public Abattoir
under the control of the Local Authority.
Bakehouses.
These have, during the year been systematically
visited to secure compliance with the regulations. There are
now 40 in the district. The structural defects in many of them
are serious, but legal difficulties present a great obstacle in the
way of attempting to abolish them.
Underground
Rooms.
With regard to underground rooms generally,
due attention continues to be directed to them,
and the regulations on the subject are strictly enforced.
Houses let in
Lodgings.
There are 66 houses registered under the Byelaws
(Table XIX.), and inspections have been
systematically made to ensure compliance with the regulations.
Rag and
Bone Shops.
These have been regularly visited, and have
called for no special action on the part of the
officials,