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Owners of working class property have, on the whole, responded very satisfactorily to the
increased demands of the Council, and the task of the officers of the Public Health Department
has been considerably lightened by the ready co-operation of a large number of those who are
responsible for the control of houses in the poorer quarters ot the Borough.
In considering the work which lies ahead, there is one important point to be remembered in
regard to tenement houses, particularly those occupied by many families, and in which almost
every room is used for living and sleeping purposes. As soon as repair and cleansing works have
been completed deterioration sets in again. When, therefore, the owners have spent considerable
sums of money in carrying out the requirements of the Council in these houses, it is desirable that
the Sanitary Inspectors should pay visits as frequently as possible in order to ensure, as far as is
in their power, that the efforts of the owners are not neutralised by the neglect and carelessness of
indifferent tenants.
With perseverance and the continued goodwill ot all concerned, the encouraging progress
noted will be maintained, with the result that the inhabitants will enjoy better health and greater
happiness.
I have the honour to be,
My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES FENTON,
Medical Officer of Health.