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the number of cases of over-crowding with those of last year, it will
be noticed there is a decrease. These figures refer to the same
area, more night inspections having been made.
In many other cases the cubical capacity of the rooms was very
little short of the required standard, and no action was taken.
153 night inspections were made during the year. These visits
were confined practically to the same area visited during the previous
year, and much less over-crowding was found to exist.
These visits were paid at all hours of the night.
Constant care is required to prevent over-crowding in the houses
occupied by Italians, and many visits have to be paid.
259 circular letters were' sent to the landlords of registered houses,
drawing their attention to the requirements of the Bye-laws, in
respect of cleansing, during the latter end of March and the first
week in April.
Many final Notices were sent before the work of cleansing was
finished, and in nearly all instances the work was completed before
the month of April expired.
The number of rooms cleansed during the year being 774, and
the number of yard walls and W.C.'s cleansed was 235.
The rooms are stripped and either re-papered or coloured-washed ;
while the yard walls and W.C.'s are lime-washed.
207 intimations were served upon the responsible landlords,
informing them that their houses had lieen placed upon the register.
Owing to the constant change of tenant-landlords, many houses
have had to be re-registered during the year.
During the year, 2050 re-inspections had been made with a view
to seeing that the interior of the houses were kept clean, and
that the over-crowding had not recurred.