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dition of the buildings in the areas referred to, or the want of
light, air, ventilation or proper conveniences, or any other
sanitary defect in the buildings is dangerous or prejudicial to
the health of the inhabitants either of the said buildings or
of the neighbouring buildings, and that the demolition or the
reconstruction and re-arrangement of the said buildings or
some of them is necessary to remedy the said evils, and that
the areas comprising those buildings, and the yards, out-houses,
and appurtenances thereof, and the site thereof, is too small to
be dealt with as an unhealthy area under Part I of the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890."
The Borough Council also decided that a scheme should be prepared
for the improvement of the said areas on the lines of the report
of the Medical Officer of Health.
This is now in progress; a special architect has been engaged who
has presented a scheme to the Housing Committee for their approval.
Houses let in Lodgings.
The number of houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of
more than one family, on the Register at the end of 1918 was 405.
During the year 781 inspections and re-inspections have been
made.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
Whilst maintaining careful supervision of the sanitary conditions
of the workshops and workplaces, due regard was paid to the altered
conditions pertaining. In many establishments women took the place
of men, so that establishments employed both sexes when they formerly
employed one only. The Local Government Board in a letter upon
this subject, dated 14th June, 1915, suggested that endeavours should be
made to re-arrange things as to obviate the expense of providing double
sanitary accommodation. These arrangements were intended to be only
temporary during the War, and the suggestion of the Board which was
adopted has been adhered to.
Section 132 of the Factory and Workshp Act, 1901, requires every
Medical Officer of Health in his Annual Report specially to report on
the administration of the Act, and the five tables that follow were
framed by the Home Secretary with a view to such reports being made
upon uniform lines,