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2.—For the Registration of Houses thus let or occupied in Lodgings ;
3.—For the Inspection of such Houses, and the keeping of the same in
a cleanly and wholesome state ;
4.—For enforcing therein the provision of Privy Accommodation and
other appliances and means of cleanliness, in proportion to the
number of Lodgings and Occupiers, and the cleansing and ventilation
of the Common Passages and Staircases ;
5.—For the cleansing and lime-whiting at stated times of such
premises/'
The Sanitary Law Amendment Act, 1874, Section 47, enables
regulations made under the 35th Section of The Sanitary Act,
1866, to extend to
Ventilation of rooms.
Paving and drainage of premises,
The separation of the sexes, and
Notices to be given, and precautions to be taken, in case of any
dangerously infectious or contagious disease, under the powers of
this Act, or of the Acts therein mentioned.''
The Nuisance Authority may provide for the enforcement of
the regulations by penalties; but regulations are not of any validity
unless and until they shall have been confirmed by the Local
Government Board.
At a meeting of your Vestry, held November 21st, 1883, it
was resolved unanimously, " with reference to the large and
increasing number of houses which are let in lodgings, or
occupied by members of more than one family, and to the
necessity, in the interest of public health, of sanitary supervision
of such houses," to take steps for carrying out the provisions
of the above sections of the Sanitary Acts.
The subject had been under consideration in 1878, when the
Sanitary Staff was enlarged; and in a report on the work of the
Department, which I then drafted for the Special Purposes
Committee, it was recommended (inter alia) that the provisions
of the Acts should be put in force forthwith. No action, however,
was taken at that time ; but in the following January (1879)
your Vestry instructed the Committee to report on the steps
necessary for carrying out the said recommendation. The
Committee resolved, in April, to defer consideration of the subject,
pending an enquiry which I was requested to make, with regard