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amended that such difficulties and disputes may be avoided. The matter has
been engaging the attention of the Metropolitan Local Authorities for some two or
three years past, and efforts are now being made to get a Bill through Parliament
during the current session which it is hoped will settle the question in a satisfactory
manner.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
During the year 34 houses, let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than
one family, were ordered to be registered by the vestry under the by-laws. The
houses were situate in Georges Square, Essex Street, New Norfolk Street, Harvey
Street, Hyde Road, and Kingsland Road. There are now 114 houses on the Vestry's
register.
Under the Vestry's by-laws a lodging house is exempt from the operation of the
by-laws until notice in writing, signed by the vestry clerk, has been delivered to
the landlord, to supply the necessary information for the registration of such
house by the Vestry, the particulars as to the information required being set out
on the Vestry's notices.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACTS.
Under the above Acts applications were received from the owners of house
property for certificates as to sanitary fitness with respect to 184 sets of dwellings.
Dwellings so certified are exempt from inhabited house duty. These were all
inspected, and 62 were certified as being so constructed as to afford suitable accommodation
for each of the families or persons dwelling therein, due provision being
made for their sanitary requirements. Certificates are only granted in such cases
where a very satisfactory standard of sanitation is maintained with respect to the
living and sleeping rooms, water supply, water closet accommodation, and
drainage which must comply with the Vestry's requirements.
FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED.
The usual supervision has been exercised by the Vestry's sanitary inspectors
over the street markets, and steps were taken to prevent animal and vegetable refuse
as far as practicable being deposited in the roads and on the footways.
The various food stuffs exposed for sale were generally of most excellent quality
and only a few complaints were received from purchasers as to the bad or inferior
quality of the articles sold to them. The unsound articles of food which came under
the observation of your officers and were condemned and destroyed as unfit for
human consumption comprised 18 turkeys, 1 barrel and 1½ cwt. of skate, 1 kit of
crabs, 1½ trunks of haddocks, 2 mackerel, 28 lbs. of rabbits, one case of poultry