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(3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice
under Public Health Acts 130
(4) No defects found 50
Premises (other than defective dwelling houses) inspected
for nuisances and miscellaneous defects 2936
(1) Dealt with by service of informal notice 32
(2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice
under Public Health, etc 2
Reinspections subsequent to service of Notice 15573
Inspections after notification of Infectious Disease 130
Premises inspected under Rats and Mice (Destruction)
Act, 1919, and Infestation Order, 1943 521
Underground Rooms.
Two premises comprising four underground rooms were
closed in accordance with Section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936, it being considered impossible to carry out work to
make the rooms comply with the Council's regulations as to
underground rooms.
Details of Work carried out.
The continued need for maintenance of every possible
dwelling house, flat or tenement in a tenantable state of
repair has led to the adoption of procedure in accordance with
Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936, in every case of complaint
in respect of a dwelling.
Where perhaps a single sanitary defect has been complained
of, all repairs necessary to bring the house up to the
standard of Ministry of Health Manual on Unfit Houses have
been required of the Owners in every case, and it may be
said that owners generally have been co-operative.
During the year, 94 Housing Act Notices were passed
to the Town Clerk in default of the owners, whose final
interest may be indicated by the fact lhat while all Notices
were complied with, approximately 75% were completed by
the owners' builders before the Borough Engineer found it
necessary to instruct the Council's Contractors to proceed
with the work in default.