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The premises comprise four blocks of dwellings containing
38 separate tenements—
8 of the tenements have 2 rooms, kitchen, scullery.
25 ,, ,, 3 ,, ,, ,,
5 „ „ are shops with two rooms.
Each tenement is provided with a sink, a proper water
supply, a copper, and water closet.
The sink waste pipes and the soil pipes are carried down on
external walls to the drains.
The premises are clean and well kept.
Infant Life Protection Act, 1897.
Only one notice has been received from the London County
Council under the above Act, which informed the Sanitary
Authority, "that infants are being kept for hire or reward at
the premises, 105, Lillington-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road."
The letter from the Council stated that the Council's
Inspector under the Act would see that the infants were
properly provided for, but suggesting the desirability of a
Sanitary Inspector ascertaining if the sanitary condition of the
house was satisfactory, and if this were done it would be
desirable that the Inspector should not disclose the special
object of his visit, as cases had occurred where landlords had
ejected persons notified under this Act on ascertaining that
their tenancy may involve the sanitary inspection of the
premises.
London Water Supply.
The first initial report of the Royal Commissioners, chiefly
dealing with the wants of the East London Water Company,
has just been issued as a Parliamentary paper. In it a definite
recommendation is made which will place an auxiliary daily
supply of 24,000,000 gallons at the command of the East
London Water Company. In the report the question of connecting
the systems of the eight water companies which
supply the Metropolitan area with a view to rendering mutual
aid in the event of drought or other contingencies is considered.
The Commissioners state that inter-communication is not only
useful and expedient, but necessary. In concluding the report
the Commissioners say: "We regard the suggestions and recommendations
in this report as entirely independent of the
other matters referred to us, and as in no way prejudicing the
question of purchase of the companies' undertakings by one or