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(3) Action under Section 28 of the Housing Act, 1919.
(a) Number of orders for repairs issued, 9.
(b) Number of cases in which repairs were carried out by Local Authority, 0.
(c) Number of dwelling houses voluntarily closed on notice by owner that they could
not be made fit without reconstruction, 6.
(4) Closing Orders—
(a) Number of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to the
making of closing orders, 2.
(b) Number of closing orders made, 2.
(c) Number of dwelling houses in regard to which closing orders were determined
on the houses being made fit for human habitation, 0.
(5) Demolition Orders—
(a) Number of demolition orders made, 0.
(b) Number of houses demolished in pursuance of demolition orders, 0.
(6) Demolition (Voluntary)—
(a) Number of houses demolished voluntarily, 0.
(7) Obstructive Buildings—
(a) Number of representations made (Section 38 of the Housing Act of 1890.) 0.
(b) Number of buildings demolished, 0.
(c) Number of representations still under consideration, 0.
(8) Staff Engaged in Housing Work with, Briefly, Duties of Each Officer—
Staff—The Staff of the Health Department engaged in work in connection with housing
are : 1 Chief Sanitary Inspector ; 6 District Sanitary Inspectors ; 1 Clerk (part
time).
Each Sanitary Officer carries out in his own district all of the duties prescribed under
the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910.
Administration of Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
The following tables shew the number of premises visited in pursuance of the provisions of the
Eactory and Workshop Act and the Action taken in connection therewith.
In one instance legal proceedings were taken to enforce compliance in respect of cleanliness at
a laundry.
Table No. 43.
Y ACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.