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Premises and Occupations (other than Food Premises) Controlled
by Statute, By-laws or Regulations.
No.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 Workshops and Workplaces 634
Do. do. Outworkers' Premises 1,807
London County Council By-laws Houses let in separate Tenements 195
Do. do. Rag and Bone Dealers 28
Do. do. Offensive Trades—
Fur Skin Dressers 16
Poultry Slaughterers 2
Underground Rooms.
Regulations in respect of underground sleeping rooms have
already been made by this Council, bearing date 29th January, 1914.
The problem of the underground dwelling is a serious one, and
such dwelling is undoubtedly unhealthy to a varying extent. While
there are probably very few underground rooms of the worst type
which are used for sleeping purposes, there are a fair number of
underground rooms in the Borough which are used as living rooms
and occasionally as sleeping apartments, and shortage of housing
accommodation makes it difficult to deal with these. Where underground
rooms of bad type have been found to be illegally occupied
by reason of their not complying with the requirements of the
Housing Acts and Regulations notices have been served. These
notices are usually complied with by the cessation of the use of
the rooms as sleeping apartments. The Sanitary Inspectors have
now been instructed to prepare a complete schedule of such dwellings
to be kept on a card index system for future use.
REPORT OF THE CANAL BOATS INSPECTOR.
Number of visits to waterways 26
Number of boats inspected 7
Number of boats not registered —
Number of boats conforming to Acts 7
Number of boats infringing the Acts —
Number of Certificates examined 7
Number of persons for which boats were registered—
Adults 28
Children —
Number of persons living on boats so registered-
Men 14
Women —
Children —
Number of Notices issued —
Number of Notices complied with —
Legal proceedings taken —