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Offensive Trades.
As regards offensive trades, there are two in the Borough, viz.:—
(1) Hill & Son, Ltd., Frankham Street,
(2) Wheen & Son, Copperas Street.
Both of these firms were fully described in my Report for 1926.
Other Sanitary Conditions Requiring Notice.
Beyond those mentioned under the different sections of this Report,
there is no condition calling for special mention.
Schools.
From time to time, owing to a somewhat excessive prevalence of
infectious disease amongst the scholars, the sanitary accommodation at
certain elementary schools has been the subject of special inspection by
your district Sanitary Inspectors, and such minor defects as may have
been found have been promptly remedied by the Education Authority.
HOUSING.
General.
Number of houses erected during the year:— Blake House, New
King Street, 17 tenements.
1. Unfit Dwelling-houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 5863
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Consolidated Regulations)
1925 2895
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of above) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 3378
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers Nil.