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the Inspection of District Regulations, there is no doubt that
the Local Government Board will require a more extensive
inspection of working class dwellings throughout tbe district
than has hitherto been made. It is also probable that the
Health Insurance Commissioners will also insist upon increased
inspection.
The number of houses in the Borough in March 1911 is
estimated from the rate-books to be 82,453. Of this number
29,300 are let at a rental not exceeding £40 per annum. A
knowledge of the condition of these houses, and the particulars
required by the Local Government Board, can only be obtained
by systematic inspection.
Of the 29,300 houses let at rentals not exceeding £40, a
very large number are let for periods of less than three years.
The mere inspection by an officer does not present any
great difficulty. It is the keeping of the records, the service of
notices, the frequent subsequent visits to see that the required
works are executed which takes the time. Recognising this
fact, your Council have appointed an additional Inspector for
this special work.
The details of the records which must be kept, and the
items upon which particular information is required, are set out
in Articles II. and III. of the Inspection of District Regulations,
as follows :—
1. The situation of the dwelling-house, and its name or
number,
2. The name of the officer who made the inspection.
3. The date when the dwelling-house was inspected.
4. The date of the last previous inspection and a reference
to the record thereof,