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PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS CONTROLLED BY BY-LAWS OR
REGULATIONS.
Offensive Trades.
One only is carried on in the Borough—a tallow melter. This particular business has
been in existence since the year 1780. 48 visits were made to these premises during the year,
no complaints have been received, and the business is well conducted.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
By-laws dealing with these houses, made under power given by Section 6 of the
Housing Act, came into force on March 5th, 1926. Particulars concerning the inspections
made will be found in Table 6 on page 84.
Underground Rooms (Housing Act, 1925, Section 18 (1)).
Inconsequence of inadequate housing accommodation, it has neither been possible nor
advisable to take any action in connection with these rooms. An underground room is better
than no room.
Canal Boats Acts.
Under the Canal Boats (Amendment) Regulations, 1925, the responsibility of maintaining
a canal boat in a habitable condition is now placed upon the owner, instead of the
master.
During the year Inspector Auger examined 9 canal boats, which were registered
for the occupation of 23 adults and 14 children, and were actually occupied by 17 adults and
13 children.
A weekly inspection of the canal and wharves has also been made.
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ACT, 1923.
During the year 58 applications were received from tenants for certificates under
this Act, and in 50 cases certificates were granted, specifying the work required to be
executed to put the houses into a good and tenantable state of repair.
In accordance with Section 5 of the Act, 12 applications were made by landlords for
a report stating that the necessary work to the premises had been carried out, and in each
case the "release" certificate was granted.
The nature of the work specified on the certificates embraced such items as repairing,
cleansing, and decorating the walls and ceilings, and, in addition, many items which cannot
be dealt with by the sanitary inspectors under any other Act, e.g., repair of chimney Hues,
stoves, mantel boards, staircase rails and balusters, door furniture, window fasteners,, floor
boards, cupboard doors, etc.