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(2) The local authority shall as part of their procedure make provision for
a thorough inspection to be carried out from time to time according to the
varying needs or circumstances of the dwelling-houses or localities in the
district of the local authority.
(3) The local authority shall cause to be prepared from time to time by
the Medical Officer of Health, or by an officer designated by them but acting
under his direction and supervision, a list or lists of dwelling-houses the early
inspection of which is, in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health, desirable.
The list or lists may, if thought fit, relate to the dwelling-houses within a
defined area of the district without specifying each house separately therein.
Article II.—The inspection under and for the purposes of sub-section (1)
of Section 17 of the Act of 1909 shall be made by the Medical Officer of Health,
or by an Officer designated by the local authority but acting under his direction
and supervision, and the Officer making inspection of any dwelling-house shall
examine the state of the dwelling-house to the following matters, namely:—
(1) The arrangements for preventing the contamination of the water
supply.
(2) Closet accommodation.
(3) Drainage.
(4) The condition of the dwelling-house in regard to light, the free
circulation of air, dampness, and cleanliness.
(5) The paving, drainage, and sanitary condition of any yard or
houses belonging to or occupied with the dwelling-house.
(C>) The arrangements for the deposit of refuse and ashes.
(7) The existence of any room which would in pursuance of sub-section
(7) of Section 17 of the Act of 1909 be a dwelling-house so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation.
(8) Any defects in other matters which may tend to render the dwelling-
house dangerous or injurious to the health of an inhabitant.
Article III.— Records of the inspection of dwelling-houses made under and
for the purposes of sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Act of 1909 shall be
prepared under the direction and supervision of the Medical Officer of Health,
and shall be kept by the Officer of the local authority making the inspection
or by some other Officer appointed or employed for the purpose by the local
authority.