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F.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing
Act, 1925:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having
been rendered fit Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
lition Orders were made Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders Nil
As to progress it may be noted that during the year considerable advance in
the direction of improving housing conditions within the Borough has been made.
Particularly is this so in the Carlisle Street area, where a third block has been
completed and occupied, and the erection of two further blocks commenced.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
The following is a list of the special premises in the Borough requiring constant
supervision:—
Common Lodging Houses (Licensed) 3
Slaughterhouses (Licensed) 1
Premises used for Preparation of Food (Registered) 89
Ice Cream Premises (Registered) 84
Purveyors of Milk (Registered 141
Offensive Trades (Registered) 2
Bakehouses 56
Restaurant, Dining Room and Coffee Shop Kitchens 220
Hotel Kitchens 26
Pastrycooks and Tea Rooms 101
Fried Fish Shops 25
Fish Curers 6
Workshops and Workplaces 1,055
Houses Let in Lodgings 2,014
Total 3,823
Smoke Nuisances.
Number of Observations 428
Number of Intimation Notices
served 6
Number of Statutory Notices
served Nil
Number of Nuisances and Complaints
19
Number of Summonses Nil
Number of Convictions Nil
Amount of Penalty and Costs
imposed in each case Nil
Housing of the Working Classes.
Number of Houses inspected—
(a) On account of complaints
or illness (P.H. Act) 2,316
(b) House-to-house (Housing
Consolidated Regulations,
1925) 430
Tenements in blocks 309
Number of Notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act
(1) Intimation 1,457
(2) Statutory 32
(b) Under Housing Act Nil
Number of Houses repaired or
nuisances remedied under P.H.
Act, 1891 1,489
Number of Representatioss by
Medical Officer or other
person Nil
Number of Houses included in
such representations Nil
Number of Closing Orders made Nil
Number of Closing Orders
determined (i.e., Houses made
fit) Nil
Number of Demolition Orders Nil
Number of Houses demolished—
(a) In pursuance of Orders Nil
(b) Voluntarily Nil
Total Number of Houses in the
borough 17,508
Number of Houses occupied by
the Working Classes 8,596