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Article 3 proscribes the records to be kept.
Under Article 4 the Local Authority is to take these records into consideration
at each meeting, and give such directions, and take such action, as
may be desirable in each case, and a note of such directions is to be added to
the records.
Article 5 requires the Medical Officer of Health to include in his Annual
Report certain information and particulars as to inspections made; and
Article 6 makes it the duty of the Medical Officer of Health and other
Officers of the Local Authority to observe and execute orders and directions
of the Authority under Section 17 and under the Regulations.
The Local Government Board pointed out in their letter that it is open to
the Local Authority, if they think fit, to delegate the duty of considering the
records to a Committee.
The various matters were carefully considered by the Housing of the
Working Classes Committee who agreed that a "card" system should be
adopted for keeping the records required, and the Council adopted the
following recommendations:—
(a.) "That it be referred to the Medical Officer of Health to pre"pare
from time to time, and submit to the Housing of the Working
"Classes Committee, a list or lists of dwelling houses, the early inspec"
tion of which is, in his opinion, desirable."
(b.) "That the male Sanitary Inspectors be designated officers
"under the direction and supervision of the Medical Officers of Health,
"to make inspections under Section 17 (1) of the Housing, Town Plan"ning,
etc., Act, 1909, in accordance with the regulations of the Local
"Government Board."
(c.) "That it be referred to the Housing of the Working Classes
"Committee to consider the records of inspections made under Section
"17 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, to take such
"action as they may consider necessary, and to report thereon, from
"time to time, to the Council."
Houses unfit for Human Habitation.
I made a detailed report respecting Nos. 17 and 19, Short's Gardens, and
represented No. 17 as being in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to
be unfit for human habitation.
This was a tenement house of 18 rooms, very high, consisting of six
floors and a basement, and was occupied by 26 adults and 15 children. There
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