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(b) Defective roofs, gutters, rain water pipes,
etc. 250
(c) Defective floors, windows, doors, sash
boards, fireplaces, coppers and chimneys 265
(d) Sink waste pipes connected direct to drain
or defective or not under-trapped 116
(e) Want of air, or insufficient ventilation
under floors 115
(f) Defective traps (gullies, etc.) and stopped
gullies 1
(g) Animals improperly kept 1
ix. Action taken.
Under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909,
and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
whilst in 16 cases, the dwelling-houses were
closed by the Borough Council as the Local
Authority under the Housing, Town Planning,
etc., Act, 1909, as being unfit for human
habitation, and have since been closed and
demolished, closed, or put (or are being put)
into proper order and condition so as to
render them fit for human occupation.
Representations and Closing Orders under Section 17.
During 1913, the Medical Officer of Health made the
following representations to the Council as the Local
Authority under the Act, and Closing Orders were made
by the Council in each case.