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such dwelling-houses reasonably fit in all respects for human
habitation, under the powers conferred upon the Borough Council,
as the Local Housing Authority, under Section 28 of the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919.
During the year 1923, 735 Notices of Intention to Survey have
been issued, and sent or given to the occupiers, and to the owners,
of the houses selected by the Medical Officer of Health, and approved
by the Public Health Committee on behalf of the Council, as
required under Section 36 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc.,
Act, 1909. 500 Surveys or Inspections have been made, under
the Housing Inspection Regulations of the Housing, Town Planning,
etc., Act, 1909, and 500 Provisional (or Informal) Schedules prepared,
as suggested by the Ministry of Health in its Manual on
Policy and Practice (Volume I., Chap. 6, paragraph i.), setting
forth the work required to render the houses fit in all respects
for human habitation, under Section 28 of the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1919. 500 Record Cards have been filed, 500
visits, and 13,196 re-visits made, and many interviews held at
the Town Hall, or elsewhere, with owners, agents, builders and
others concerned. 677 drain tests have been made in connection
with the official inspections.
The preparation of the Provisional or Informal Schedules
involves a large amount of work and technical knowledge, as the
properties selected for systematic inspection during the year were
in a very bad state of repair, owing to neglect during the war (and
since), and, consequently, a large number of items had to be tabulated,
so as to avoid anything essential being omitted.
The old Wards of the Borough have again been used, so as
to keep the present records in conformity with the previous records.
During the period of 12 months under review (1923), the following
roads, streets, and courts have been under survey (wholly or
in part), the total numbers of houses being given in brackets after
the name of each road, street, and court:—
Marsh Ward.
Coin Street (31), Gilbert's Court (7), Lanfranc Street (21),
Prince's Buildings (20).