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the constituent parts of the new Borough was 327. During 1901
new Bye-laws had to be framed. After considerable discussion and
amendment these Bye-laws were ratified by the Local Government
Board in November, 1901, and then became law. Subsequently, in
1904, it was found necessary to insert a new Bye-law (see Report,
1904, pp. 142-151).
The two chief objects of the Bye-laws are (a) the maintenance of
sanitation and cleanliness, and (b) the restriction of overcrowding.
The former is obtained by several Bye-laws (9-17 ), and the latter by
Bye-laws 3 and 4. In 1902 we inspected and placed on the register
612 houses, which with 327 gave a total of 939 registered houses in
the Borough. In 1903 the Committee added 170 more, in 1904 we
registered 52, and in 1905 45 more were added to and 7 taken off,
the register. The total number of houses now registered is
therefore 1,109 in about 130 streets and courts. During the year
the usual inspections have been made, and a number of notices
served. In the spring many of the registered houses were cleansed,
in accordance with the requirements of the Bye-laws. But a
number of owners were negligent in this respect and action had to
be taken to obtain compliance with the Bye-laws.
2. House to House Inspection is a second means for
attaining the ultimate object of sanitation in house property.
By this arrangement houses, whether registered or not, arc
periodically inspected and a complete sanitary survey thus carried
out. Each inspector undertakes this work in his own sanitary
district. When sanitary defects are present notices are at once
served for their repair. The facts obtained are entered in the
House Record Book. In this register are particulars as to owner,
mode of occupation, cubic space, conditions of sanitation, drainage,
&c. This record is constantly of service in the work of the
Department, and of considerable permanent value. During 1905
the systematic house inspections thus made numbered 1729, as
against 1548 in 1904. Out of the total number inspected 780 or
45T per cent. were found to have sanitary defects. These houses
were situated in the streets shown in the following table :—