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In Eltham, the sum of £2,038. 16. 5 (£1,676. 12. 5)
in 1917) was paid to the Contractors for the removal of dust.
16 loads of trade refuse were removed at the tradesmen's cost.
20. 2,317 (2,863 in 1917) receptacles of offensive trade
refuse were removed. There are now 28 (24 in 1917) tradesmen
on the "books.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.
21. Twelve houses were dealt with under the Housing Act,
compared with 16, 6, and 4, in the three previous years.
Closing Orders were made on the following
9 and 11 Market Hill, 17 and 18 Borgard Road, 51 Beresford
Street, and 89 High Street. At the four latter the necessary
work was done and the order withdrawn. At three other houses,
the required work was done without a Closing Order being made.
GOVERNMENT HOUSES AND HUTMENTS, VITAL STATISTICS.
21a. Statistics were prepared for the Government Houses
and Hutments during the two years 1916/1917. The general
death rate in the Government Houses for these years was 10.1,
the death-rate of the hutments in 1917 (these houses were not
completed until towards the end of 1916) was 7.0.
HOUSES REGISTERED UNDER THE BY-LAWS.
22. At the commencement, of the year 435 houses were on
the register; 13 were newly registered and none removed, leaving
448 on the register at the close of the year.
23. These houses were inspected, some quarterly, others
half-yearly or yearly, 656 inspections were made in all, and
159 notices served.
The registered houses were under the care of Inspectors
Wood and Miss Middlebrook.
INHABITED HOUSE DUTY
24. No certificate under the Inland Revenue Act was
applied for.
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