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able for the persons living in it; who is constantly
looking after it personally; who is constantly
having it cleansed and repaired; and who habitually
expends a very large proportion of the rental he
receives from the property in its maintenance. There
are others, however, who not only take no trouble
about the houses they own, but whom it is difficult
and often impossible to make do needful work in
anything like a satisfactory way. As a general rule,
I should say that landlords who look after their own
property are those who keep their houses in the best
sanitary condition ; and that to a large extent they
readily co-operate with the Sanitary Officers of the
Vestry, and even look to them for advice and assistance.
Our greatest difficulty, as a rule, is with
property managed by agents and representatives of
building societies. But I do not wish to express
general condemnation even of these.
3rd. It is the duty of Vestries and Local Boards
through their Sanitary Staffs to keep a general
supervision over the sanitary condition of the districts
which they represent; to enforce the sanitary
enactments of the Metropolis Local Management
Acts; and to administer the several Sanitary Acts.
What these duties are is of course well-known to
Medical Officers of Health and Sanitary Inspectors,