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From the coming into force of this Act and up to
the time of writing, which does not quite coincide with
the end of the year, 17 streets have been visited houseto-house,
by Mr. Richards and the other Inspectors,
353 notices have been served and 177 premises have
been repaired.
So far as we have gone, the requirements of the
authority have been met in a fairly reasonable manner,
there being some delay in certain cases; but with the
exception of the present constantly low standard of
repair, at times carried out by various owners, I do not
know that we have experienced many difficulties so far.
It is satisfactory to know that although a considerable
amount of repair is required, as it always will be
in an old district of this character, practically no houses
have been met with that require formal closing orders.
These facts, I venture to submit, speak volumes for what
the ordinary work of the staff has been during the past
few years.
In addition to ordinary house to house work, Mr.
Richards and Mr. Weeks have been engaged in special
house to house visitation in what is known as the Brady
Street area, an area representing I believe the smallest
and most worn out properties in this Borough; an area
in which there is a large number of cul-de-sacs and
narrow passages, and which area has been officially
reported upon on more than one occasion, the last of
which was in 1904, when the Medical Officer of Health
officially certified (under Part 1 of the Housing of the