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86
1921 245
1922 444
1923 97
1924 206
1925 250
The sudden drop in the number of house-to-house
inspections at the end of 1922 was due to the fact
that the appointment of the temporary housing inspector
was terminated in June, 1923. This inspector
was responsible for a large number of the inspections
done in 1922 and much of his time in the early
months of 1923 was spent in following up the notices
which had been served during the previous year. I
am still of the opinion that considerably more houseto-house
inspections should be done in the Borough,
and I have consistently urged the Sanitary Inspectors
to devote more of their time to this branch of their
duties, but with the many other duties laid upon them
by statute it seems almost impossible for them to
give as much time as I should like to this work. There
has been, however, a considerable improvement in
this regard during the early months of 1926, and if
the rate of house-to-house inspections carried out during
the first quarter of 1926 is continued for the rest of the
year, it should be possible to cover about 400 houses.
I would strongly urge the Committee to maintain these
inspections at the very least at 400 per year. In my
Annual Report for 1924, I urged that it would be of
the greatest possible advantage to the Borough to have
one or more special housing inspectors and I am still
of the same opinion even despite the increase in the
number of inspections done by the district inspectors.
Closing Orders.—During the five years dealt with
in this report, there have been three closing orders of
some magnitude carried out in the Borough. The
first order made in 1922 concerned numbers 1 to 7,
Sotheron Road. With the exception of numbers
4, 5 and 6, these houses are now closed. It is hoped
to accommodate the remaining tenants in the Council's
new Housing Scheme in Wyfold Road, and a demolition
order has now been made with regard to this block of