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Total number of complaints, 167.
HOUSES OF THE WORKING CLASSES
ACT 1890.
On the 25th March, Dr. Skinner represented to
the District Council that certain houses in Dudden
Hill Lane were in a condition such as to render them
unfit for human habitation. Authority was then
given to serve Notices under Section 94 of the Public
Health Act, 1875, and Section 32 of the Housing of
the Working Classes Act, 1890, with power to enforce
if necessary. Certain works of amendment were at that
time made to the drains, the owner stating that he proposed
to convert the premises into shops, and desired
what he described as the "decorative part" of the
work to be left over until such time as the alterations
were made, but in the meantime no attempt was made
to carry out the requirements of the Council. Other