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REPOET OF INSPECTOR FOR "HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS"
OR OCCUPIED BY MEMBEES OF MOrE THAN
ONE FAMILY.
Public Health Department,
December 31s£, 1906.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,—
I beg to hand you my third Annual report and a detailed
statement of the work carried out under the Bye-laws, for the year
ended December 31st, 1906.
Registration.
The work of registration was proceeded with, and many enquiries were
made, which resulted in 75 houses being added to the registers, bringing
the total number of registered houses up to 960. Owing to a growing
tendency on the part of owners to frequently change Agents and
collectors, much clerical work is entailed in connection with the registers
and Journals.
Overcrowding.
Most of the overcrowding was again prevalent in several areas, as was
the case in previous years, and although most of the cases were soon
abated, it was found necessary to serve 35 notices to bring about the
required state of affairs.
Note 1. See tabulated statement * (page 221)—Included in the 93
cases abated during the year are 3 cases that were outstanding from
1905.
Note 2. See tabulated statement ** (page 221)—The 13 cases outstanding
at the end of the year were all abated during the early part of
this year, 1907.
Night Inspections.
During the year many inspections were made at late hours of the
night, and it was on these occasions that most of the cases of overcrowding