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Houses Registered under the Bye-Laws.
31. At the commencement of the year, there were 103
houses on the register, compared with 88 at the beginning of
1901. 37 were recommended for registration during the year,
of which 26 were placed on the register (21 being in Woolwich
and 5 in Plumstead), 2 houses were removed from the register,
being occupied by only one family, leaving a total of 129 on the
register at the close of the year, viz.:—100 in Woolwich, and
29 in Plumstead. All these houses were inspected twice during
the year, and a large number four times.
A large number of notices were served, and two prosecutions
were undertaken for overcrowding, fines of £5 with 23/- costs,
and 10/- with 2/- costs being inflicted respectively. No night
visits were paid, but on certain occasions early morning visits
were paid for the purpose of detecting overcrowding.
The result of frequent inspection certainly was seen in
improved sanitary conditions, and I believe no tenants had
occasion to complain of any inconvenience or annoyance
resulting from the houses being registered, whereas landlords
must feel the benefit of the tenants having cleaner habits.
Mr. Mackey is specially charged with the inspection of the
registered houses in Woolwich Parish.
The new bye-laws are still, as when writing my last year's
report, under consideration, and in consequence only about
one-tenth of those who require the protection of the bye-laws
enjoy it.
Common Lodging Houses.
32. There are 33 Common Lodging Houses in the Borough,
one ha.ving been transferred from the County Council Register
to the Borough Register of Houses under the Bye-laws. The
County Council having now obtained power to require an
annual renewal of licenses to let Common Lodging Houses, it