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(B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 1,403
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices—
(a) by owners 1,547
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners -
(C) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925—
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making
of Closing Orders 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 1
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been
rendered fit 1
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made -
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition
Orders -
*Informal notices.
IV.—Number of Houses owned by the Local Authority.
Held under the Local Authorities (Assisted Housing Schemes) Regulations, 1919 2
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
1930.
Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Premises.
Number of
Inspections.
Written
Notices.
Occupiers
prosecuted.
Factories (including factory laundries)
998
3
-
Workshops (including workshop laundries)
1,155
6
—
Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises)
689
—
—
Total
2,842
9
—
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars.
Number of Defects.
Number of
offences in
respect to
which Prosecutions
were instituted.
Found
Remedied
Referred
to H.M.
Inspector.
Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—*
Want of cleanliness
133
133
—
-
Want of ventilation
-
-
-
-
Overcrowding
3
3
—
—
Want of drainage of floors
—
—
—
-
Other nuisances
11
11
—
—
Sanitary accommodation
insufficient
1
1
-
-
unsuitable or defective
19
19
-
-
not separate for sexes
-
-
-
-
Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:—
Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101)
—
—
—
-
Other offences
(Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under
the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry
of Health (Factories and workshops Transfer of Powers)
Order, 1921.)
-
-
-
-
Total
167
167
—
-
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.