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Offensive Trades.
The only offensive trade carried on in the Borough is that of Fur
Skin Dressing. This trade is controlled under Special by-laws.
They number at present 17. 33 inspections were made during the
year. There were no contraventions of the by-laws.
(b) Infectious Diseases.— The occupied dwellings inspected during
the year after infectious disease numbered 1,842. This is an
increase of 378 upon the number inspected during 1926. Any nuisances
or sanitary defects found were dealt with under the provisions
of the above Act.
(c) Housing and Town Planning Regulations.— A systematic
inspection is being made and an accurate card indexed record compiled
of the housing conditions of the Borough. The number of houses
inspected under these regulations during the year was 845.
(d) Inspections.— The number of inspections, other than those
arising on complaint, made by the Inspectors during the year was
11,894. These inspections are in addition to those made under (a),
(b) and (c). The nuisances or sanitary defects found were dealt with
in the same manner as those under (a), (b) and (c).
Nuisances or defects found on inspection were remedied in most
cases on service of an intimation notice only. The total number of
such notices served during 1927 was 5,828. The number of statutory
notices served was 1,675; and summonses were issued in 65 cases.
By-laws with respect to Houses divided into Separate Tenements, etc.
Inspections are being made and a new Register formed of houses
in the Borough that will be affected by the new by-laws.
The by-laws have to be enforced by the Borough Council with
the exception of a clause dealing with the stability of the houses which
is enforced by the London County Council.
The by-laws apply to houses used for occupation by the working
classes and let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one
family, but do not apply to houses in which the tenant resides and not
more than one family is lodged.
The by-laws provide for: —
Fixing the number of persons who may occupy a lodging house.
For separation of the sexes.
For the registration and inspection of lodging houses.