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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
on the subject which he may make. The map should be to the
scale of six inches to the mile, and ordnance sheets may be used.
(1) Pink.—Any areas which the Medical Officer of Health has
already represented, or has definitely decided to represent,
as unhealthy areas for the purposes of an Improvement
or Reconstruction Scheme or Schemes under Part I. or
Part II. of the Act of 1890.
(2) Burnt Sienna.—Any areas which he has not definitely
decided to represent but which in his opinion may have
to be dealt with by Improvement or Reconstruction
Schemes under Part I. or Part II. of the Act of 1800.
(3) Yellow.—Any considerable areas which contain a large
proportion of seriously defective houses, but which can,
in his opinion, be adequately dealt with, otherwise than by
Improvement or Reconstruction Schemes, (a) by measures
for rendering the houses fit for human habitation by repairs
or renovation, and (b) where necessary, by the demolition
of individual unfit houses.
(4) Neutral Tint.—Any considerable areas which, although in
fair sanitary condition, nevertheless for one reason or
another fall definitely below the ultimate standard at
which it is reasonable to aim, or contain a large proportion
of houses which fall below such standard.
Except in the case of No. 1 (pink), it will be sufficient if the
colouring gives a general indication of the areas, and it will not be
taken as definitely deciding the boundaries of the several areas or
the methods of treatment which a more detailed survey may show
to be the best for remedying the defects.
The areas coloured pink and burnt sienna should be numbered
consecutively, and these numbers should be entered in column 2
of the Table in Section III.