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HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
During the last year the Public Health Committee
gave directions for the registration of 186 "houses let
in lodgings or occupied by the members of more than
one family," making a total with those previously
ordered to be registered of 4,809 premises. Upon the
registration a copy of the Bye-laws of your Council,
under which such houses are registered, was forwarded
to the landlord (within the meaning of the Bye-laws)
for his guidance. From various causes 1,314 houses
have been removed from the list, leaving a total number
now on the Register of 3,495. During the year 678
notices were served and 620 were complied with. The
registered premises were visited as often as time
would allow by the special Inspectors appointed for
that purpose.
SANITARY NOTICES AND ADMINISTRATION.
During last year 1,540 notices were reported as
having been served by your four District Sanitary
Inspectors having for their object the removal or
prevention of nuisances or insanitary conditions,
against 2,336 in the previous year, and during last
year 1,438 notices were reported as having been
complied with, against 2,143 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 724 houses and
other premises in the borough, against 2,999 houses in
the previous year.
As a result of his inspection, defects were discovered
in 170 houses, and 170 Intimation Notices
were served by the House-to-House Inspector. These
cases were subsequently dealt with by the four District
Inspectors.
One hundred and fifty-seven houses coming under
the provisions of the Bye-laws as to "Houses let in
lodgings or occupied by members of more than