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(2) Closet accommodation.
(3) Drainage.
(4) The condition of the dwelling house as regards light, the free circulation of air,
dampness, and cleanliness.
(5) The paving, drainage, and sanitary condition of any yard or out-houses belonging
to or occupied with the dwelling house.
(6) 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.
The records may be kept in a book or books or on separate sheets or cards, and shall
contain information, under appropriate headings, as to:—
1. The situation of the dwelling house, and its name or number.
2. The name of the Officer who made the inspection.
3. The date when the dwelling house was inspected.
4. The date of the last previous inspection and a reference to the record thereof.
5. The state of the dwelling house in regard to each of the matters referred to in
Article II. of these Regulation:-:.
6. Any action taken by the Medical Officer of Health, or other Officer of the local
authority, either independently or on the directions of the local authority.
7. The result of any action so taken.
8. Any further action which should be taken in respect of the dwelling house.
Article IV.—The local authority shall, as far as may be necessary, take into consideration
at each of their ordinary meetings the records kept in pursuance of Article III. of
these Regulations, and shall give all such directions and take all such action within their
powers as may be necessary or desirable in regard to any dwelling house to which the
records relate, and a note of any directions so given and the result of any action taken
shall be added to the records.
Article V.—The Medical Officer of Health shall include in his Annual Report information
and particulars, in tabular form, in regard to the number of dwelling houses inspected
under and for the purposes of Section 17 of the Act of 1909 ; the number of dwelling
houses which on inspection were considered to be in a state so dangerous or injurious
to health as to be unfit for human habitation ; the number of representations made to
the local authority, with a view to the making of closing orders ; the number of closing
orders made ; the number of dwelling houses the defects in which were remedied without
the making of closing orders; the number of dwelling houses which, after the making of
closing orders, were put into a fit state for human habitation ; and the general character
of the defects found to exist. He shall also include any other information and particulars
which he may consider desirable in regard to the work of inspection under the said
section.
Article VI.—The Medical Officer of Health and any other Officer of the local authority
shall observe and execute all lawful orders and directions of the local authority in regard
to, or incidental to, the inspection of the district of the local authority under and for the
purposes of Section 17 of the Act of 1909. and the execution of these Regulations.
Appeals to Local Government Board from Closisng Orders and Demolition
Orders made by Local Authorities.
Closing Orders.—Under the Housing Act, 1890, closing orders were made
by a Court of Summary Jurisdiction. Under Section 17 (2) of the new Act
they will be made by the local authority. Sub-section (3) gives an owner
aggrieved by a closing order a right of appeal to the Board within 14 days after
the order is served upon him.