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REPORT OF INSPECTOR
OF
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I again submit for your consideration my Annual Statement
in regard to Rouses c£ef in jSobgings, or occupied by
members of more than one family, this being the 'glintß
Jlnnuat jHeport I have been privileged to bring under your
notice.
During the year ending June 19th, 189 t, 3494 houses have
been inspected ; of these 20 were in my opinion in such a state
and condition as to justify me in recommending them for registration,
and 10 were by special resolution of the Board placed
under the regulations : the owners of the other 10 took the
necessary steps to comply with the requirements. The 20 houses
recommended for registration contained 81 rooms, and were
occupied by 47 families, consisting of 208 persons ; 39 rooms were
overcrowded and deficient in the prescribed air space to the extent
of 24897 cubic feet, showing an average deficiency of air space of
638 cubic feet each,
Some of the houses were not overcrowded, but the floors were in
such a dirty condition, and the proper cleansing of the houses
altogether neglected, that the Board decided to place them under
the regulations, thus rendering the landlords and lodgers liable to
penalties if they failed to keep their houses clean and wholesome.