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Factories and. Workshops—
Smoke nuisance at Chemical Works, Abbey Road.
Number of smoke observations taken 17
,, cautions 2
,, legal notices or summonses —
Bacteriology—
County Laboratory utilised.
Number of pathological specimens examined at other
than County Laboratory 35
Summary of Housing Work during 1920—
Number of houses inspected under Sec. 17 of the 1909
Act 98
,, houses found unfit for habitation 1
,, representations made with a view to
making Closing Orders 1
,, Closing Orders made —
,, houses with defects remedied without Closing
Orders 97
,, houses made fit after Closing Orders were
made
,, notices served under Sec. 28 193
,, ,, complied with by owners 144
,, ,, work carried out by Council 12
,, ,, outstanding at end of year 37
,, cases of overcrowding dealt with during
1920 —
,, houses erected during 1920 6
,, houses required during the next three
years 11,000
,, houses to be provided 1,000
Kind—
3 bedrooms, bath, etc.
2 bedrooms, bath, etc., with and without parlour
Approximate acreage of land to be acquired 80 acres
,, number of houses per acre 12
Localities in which land has been acquired—Eastbury, Upney Farm
Estates, and Movers Lane.