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Rent Restrictions Acts.
Nine certificates were issued during the year under the above
Acts.
Clearance Areas (Section 25).
During the year 186 visits were made in connection with
clearance areas. There has been no official representation, but
the worst areas have been previously mapped and listed as
proposed clearance areas.
Overcrowding (Section 59).
There has been no legal action in regard to overcrowding
during the year. This matter is dealt with more fully in the
Rehousing section.
SUMMARY
Section 9 inspections 456
Clearance area survey visits 186
Other visits (complaints, etc.) 139
Reinspections 2,537
Informal notices 441
Notices complied with 205
Summary of Sanitary works completed during the year (Housing
Act):—
House drain addition or reconstruction 2
Drains repaired and/or cleansed 16
W.C. pan and seats repaired or renewed 21
Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 8
Soil pipes repaired or renewed 4
Chimney stacks repaired 20
Vent pipes provided 7
Sinks provided or renewed 60
Waste pipes provided 7
Waste pipes repaired 22
Taps fixed on rising main 50
Yards paved, repaired or drained 5
Dustbins provided and chutes repaired 10
Accumulation of filth, etc., removed 23
Roofs and gutters repaired or renewed 14
Rain water pipes repaired or renewed 19
Dwellings provided with water 50
Dampness remedied 25
Window frames, sashes and glazing repaired (number of rooms) 476
Gills and reveals repaired 141
Sashcords renewed (number of rooms) 193
Fireplaces and flues repaired 80
Floors repaired or renewed 47
Brickwork and pointing repaired 8
Staircases repaired 14
Rooms cleansed 20
Walls and ceilings repaired and decorated (number of rooms) 1,985
Doors repaired or renewed 71
Ventilated food cupboards provided 86
Total 3,484