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building. The application was refused, as he was unable to comply
with the requirements of the Local Government Board. Since this,
at intervals of a year or so, the walls have been rebuilt singly and
faced internally with glazed bricks. During the past year a new
roof has also been added. Practically a new building has thus been
erected and the bye-law evaded.
Houses Let in Lodgings.—The undermentioned premises,
in consequence of their neglected and general insanitary condition,
were reported to the Sanitary Authority, by whose instructions they
were placed on the register.
Nos. 11 to 25, and 10 to 48, Dryden Road.
Nos. 33 to 43, Wandle Road.
Nos. 87 and 89, Hartfield Crescent; and
Nos. 194 to 200, Haydon's Road.
The premises No. 83 to 87, Deburgh Road, were also reported.
The owners wrote to the Committee stating thai they were willing to
comply with all the Corporation's requirements, but asked that the
houses should not be placed on the Register, which request was
acceded to after considerable repairs had been made to the property.
Fifty eight houses are now registered.
The owner of No. 74, High Street, Merton, was summoned on
October 24th, for a breach of the Corporation's Bye-laws in permitting
a water-closet to remain choked for some days after her attention had
been called to the same by written notice.
The Defendant was lined 40/- and 9/6 costs.
Common Lodging Houses.—The registered Common
Lodging House in High Street, Merton, was inspected on several
occasions, and the keeper's attention called to the requirements of
the Public Health Act, as regards periodical cleaning, also to breaches
of the Corporation's Regulations, which were complied with after
demur.
House to House Inspection in South Wimbledon has
been continued. Seventy premises in Deburgh Road have been
examined, at 14 of which the drainage and sanitary arrangements
have been renewed, while at the majority of the other houses, work
such as repairs to the drains, water-closets, paving of yards, covering
of cisterns, ventilation of floors, cleansing of rooms, repairing of roofs
and provision of guttering, etc., has been carried out.