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3. Action under Statutory Powers.
(а) Proceedings under Sec. 3 of the Housing Act, 1925
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit:—
(1) By owners —
(2) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders became operative in pursuance
of declarations by owners of intention to close —
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 3378
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied:—
(а) By owners 3378
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925 Nil.
The results of no fewer than 2,895 inspections were recorded on
house-to-house inspection cards.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Milk Supply. Action taken: inspection of dairies; administration
of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1925, and the Milk (Special
Designations) Order, 1923.
In my Survey Report of 1925 I dealt with all the milk sellers on
the Register in consequence of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment)
Act, 1922. I pointed out that out of 122 purveyors of milk, 38 premises
were satisfactory; 57 were fair; the remaining 27 being unsatisfactory.
Such things as coal, vinegar, paraffin oil, etc., were found to be sold by
small retailers of milk. The Council issued a serious warning to all
purveyors as to the necessity for cleanliness and clean methods, etc.
At a public meeting at the Town Hall, I impressed upon the public