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The Health Committee have had under consideration during
the year, the question of the re-organisation of the Sanitary Staff,
and have made provision for carrying on the various duties of
the Health Department by a re-arrangement which involves the
retiral on January 1st, 1913, of Mr. Smith from the post of
Inspector of Nuisances and his appointment to the post of
Consulting Sanitary Inspector. The Committee have also arranged
to dispense with the office of Disinfector and Drain Tester.
These two vacant posts are to be filled by the appointment of
two fully qualified sanitary inspectors.
This arrangement is the most satisfactory and cheapest which
can be devised, and will, barring unforeseen legislation, enable
the Committee to carry on its work for some time to come.
HOUSING.
The estimated total number of houses in the district on
April 1st, 1911, was 8137, or an average of 1.18 house per acre.
The rental of the houses in this district varies between
£10 and £100 per annum, but very few houses are let at the
lower or upper limits. The usual rental may be taken at between
£20 and £35 per annum.
Twenty-two houses were erected by the Council in 1902
under Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890.
During the year, the Sanitary Staff has made a big effort to
cope with the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910.
A list of houses for early inspection has been prepared, and
is submitted to the Committee at each meeting as required by
the Regulations. This list comprises about 1,000 houses.
The records of the inspections made are also taken into
account at each meeting, and the Committee gives the necessary
instructions with regard to these.
The property inspected under these Regulations comes
broadly under two heads :—
1. Houses with sanitary defects.
2. Houses unfit for human habitation.