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against notices served under Sec. 28, the Ministry intimated that
the form of notices to be served under this section should be
amended so as to notify the owner of his right of appeal.
The Council, therefore, decided, in the case of those houses
where the notices already served had not been complied with,
to re-serve the notices in the prescribed form.
Action under Sec. 29 of Housing, &c., Act, 1919.
During the year, 10 cases have been reported to the Housing
Committee of owners who have collected rent in contravention of
this section which prescribes that—
" the name and address of the Medical Officer of Health for
the district, and the name and address of the landlord or
other person who is directly responsible for keeping the house
in all respects reasonably fit for habitation shall be inscribed
in every rent book, or where a rent book is not used, shall be
delivered in writing to the tenant at the commencement of
the tenancy and before any rent is demanded or collected."
In each case the Committee directed that cautionary letters
were to be sent to the offenders.
Unhealthy Areas.
No additional unhealthy areas were represented during 1922.
By-Laws—Houses Let in Lodgings.
Under section 94 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
as amended and extended by section 26 of the Housing, &c. Act,
1919, the London County Council is required to make by-laws in
respect of houses intended or used for occupation by the workingclasses
and let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than
one family, the by-laws so made to be administered by each
Metropolitan Borough Council.
By-laws were made by the London County Council on the
27th July, 1920 and submitted to the Borough Councils for their
observations. The draft by-laws were subsequently submitted
to the Ministry of Health for approval, and, after certain alterations
the Minister returned them to the County .Council with an intimation
that he was prepared to approve them as amended.
The by-laws, however, have not been re-submitted for the
Minister's final approval. Having regard to the urgent need for
improved by-laws for dealing with certain types of tenement
dwellings, it is regrettable that, although a period of over two years
has elapsed since the Minister intimated he was prepared to approve
the amended by-laws, no steps appear to have been taken to resubmit
them for this necessary formality.
Insanitary Houses.
The following is a list of streets in the Borough in which
houses were found, on inspection, to be insanitary, and were