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a copy of the By-laws of your Council under which such
houses are registered, was forwarded to the landlord
(within the meaning of the By-laws) for his guidance.
From various causes 311 houses have been removed
from the list, leaving a total number now on the Register
of 2,266. During the year 242 notices were served and
238 were complied with. The registered premises were
visited as often as time would allow by the special
Inspector appointed for that purpose. There can be no
doubt that the official influence obtained by the registration
of premises has a very good effect in improving the
sanitary condition of the dwellings.
SANITARY NOTICES AND ADMINISTRATION.
During last year 2,134 notices were reported as
having been served by your four District Sanitary
Inspectors and by your house-to-house Inspector,
having for their object the removal or prevention of
nuisances or insanitary conditions, against 2,076 in the
previous year, and during last year 2,018 notices were
reported as having been complied with, against 1,956
in the previous year.
The House-to-House Inspection has been continued
during the year. This Inspector reports that
during the year he has inspected 3,723 houses and other
premises in the borough, against 3,424 houses in the
previous year.
As the result of his inspection defects were discovered
in 882 houses, and 882 Intimation Notices were
served by the House-to-House Inspector. These cases
were subsequently dealt with by the four District
Inspectors.
Three hundred and forty-two houses coming under
the provisions of the By-laws as to " Houses let in