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support of casual labour—intersect the south. The 'rest of the
area may be said to form the dormitory of artizans, clerks, and others>
whose daily work is carried on in London, together with the local
shops and retail businesses necessary for the welfare of their families.
There is no particular industry calculated to specially affect the
public health.
Housing Accommodation.—The dedicated roads of the
Borough extend to 123¾ miles, some four-fifths of which are at least
40ft. wide, and are bordered by houses of two storeys. Originally
constructed as self-contained houses, they have, in a large measure,
been adapted by alterations and additions for the accommodation of
two families, while in recent years the flat system has been generally
adopted in developing the newer estates. Very few blocks of
dwellings of three or more storeys exist, and the unsatisfactory
character of these give rise to the need for constant supervision and
action by the Sanitary Staff. The erection of all new buildings are
supervised by Building Inspectors of the Borough Engineer's
Department.
At the census in 1901 there were 41,368 inhabited houses in the
Borough, and a house-to house visitation of these is regularly carried
out. During the year 1910 the number of dwelling-houses inspected
was 13,895, while, in addition, 2,891 were visited on account of
infectious disease.
The following 27 houses, viz.:—15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 18,
20, 22, 24, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100,
Marten Road, Victoria Docks, were visited under the Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act during the year. They had been reported under
the Housing of the W orking Classes Act, 1890, on the 25th November,
1909, but in view of the passing of the Housing, Town Planning, &c.,
Act they were officially represented to the Public Health Committee
as being in a state so dangerous to health as to be unfit for human