View report page

55
METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD.
The facts elicited at the enquiry by the Local Government
Board Inspectors into the management of the Eastern Hospital
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board seemed to point to
some general laxity of adininstration on the part of the last
mentioned. Board. The Vestry, therefore, in common with
many other Local Authorities, petitioned Parliament for a
more extended enquiry. No action, however, has as yet
been taken in this direction.
SANITARY REGULATION OF HOUSES LET IN
LODGINGS.
It was stated in the last Annual Report that the Vestry were
in communication with the Local Government Board on the
subject of framing Regulations under the 35th section of the
Sanitary Act, 1866, and the 47th section of the Sanitary
Law Amendment Act, 1874. As the result, the following
Regulations were made by the Vestry on the 23rd April,
1885, and confirmed, by the Local Government Board on the
9th May, 1885.
INTERPRETATION OF TERMS.
In these regulations the following words and expressions shall have the
meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them, unless the context
otherwise requires; that is to say :
"Registered House."—A house, and all the premises appurtenant to such
house, registered in manner provided by these Regulations.
"Owner."—The person for the time being receiving, or entitled to receive,
the rack-rent of the houso or rooms in connection with which the said won!
is used, whether on his own account, or as agent or trustee for any other
person, or who would so receive the same if such house or rooms were let
a rack-rent.
"Lodger."—A person to whom any room or rooms in a registered house
may have been let as a lodging, or for his use or occupation.