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1929
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ing is inability to pay a higher rent. Although cases of legal
overcrowding may not frequently occur, yet there are many
instances in which it is impossible to live a decent and healthy life.
The standard ot overcrowding adopted by the Registrar General
is frequently inadequate, and even a standard based upon the
cubic space does not meet the difficulty, because sometimes the
most important factor in overcrowding is the improper mixing of
the sexes. It is not decent or conducive to health that boys and
girls of 13, 14, 15 and even 18 years of age shou'd occupy the
same bedroom, although the cubic capacity of the room would be
adequate for the number of occupants. When these conditions
are found, in every instance, the cause is an economic one. On
another page, an instance is given of this kind of overcrowding
and this is not an isolated case.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF INSPECTIONS 8C
DETAIL OF WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
Number of Inspections and Action Taken.
Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (Under Public Health or Housing Acts)
(1) Dealt with by service of Informal Notice 539
(2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Section 3, Housing Acts 225
(3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Public Health Acts ... ... 220
Premises (other than defective dwelling houses) inspected
for nuisances and miscellaneous defects
(1) Dealt with by service of Informal Notice 761
(2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Public Health Act, &c. 117
Reinspections subsequent to service of Notice
Enquiry visits on notification of Infectious Disease
1007
878
6934
362
Number of Premises under Periodical Inspection.
Workshops and Workplaces 144
Bakehouses 29
Slaughterhouses 2
Public Health Urinals 37
Common Lodging Houses 1
Houses-let-in-lodgings 30
Butchers Shops 42