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Common Lodging-House.—There is now only one common
lodging-house in the Borough, situated at Nos. 23 and 25, Well
Street. This lodging-house provides accommodation for 139 men
only.
Water Supply.—The water supply of the Borough is under
the control of the Metropolitan Water Board. All the dwellinghouses
in the Borough are supplied from the Board's mains direct
to the houses, and no report of any form of contamination of the
water supply was received during the year.
HOUSING ACT, 1936.
PART II.
Housing Act, 1936, Sections 11 and 12.
Demolition Orders affecting 6 dwelling-houses, and Closing
Orders as regards the basement rooms at 3 premises, were sanctioned
by the Public Health Committee during the year.
The several properties represented under these Sections are
set out hereunder.
Section 11: Demolition Orders.
No. 71, Berger Road.
No. 25, Sanford Lane.
No. 14, Morning Lane.
No. 16, Morning Lane.
No. 230, Wick Road.
No. 51a, Digby Road.
Section 12: Closing Orders.
No. 56, Barnabas Road—Basement front and back rooms.
No. 479, Kingsland Road—Basement front and back rooms
No. 141, Morning Lane—Basement front room.
Many other properties in the Borough could be dealt with
under these Sections, but until the re-housing situation generally
becomes easier, action in this respect must inevitably be limited
to cases of particular urgency.
Housing Act, 1936, Section 9.
Action under Statutory Powers.
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 16
Number of dwelling-houses at which work was in
progress at the end of the year 5