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The Shops Acts.
During the year 337 visits were made under the above
Acts. The following defects were remedied during the year:
Dirty and defective W.C. apartments 1
Dirty walls 1
Dirty ceiling 1
Absence of forms 35
No compensating holiday for Sunday work 1
Factories.
During the year 363 visits were made to premises on
the Register.
At 11 premises, nuisances wore remedied after the
service of informal notices, as under:-
Dirty W.C. apartments 7
Defective W.C. seats 4
Dirty walls and ceilings 2
Dampness 1
Defective Roof 1
Defective gutters 1
HOUSING STATISTICS.
1. Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the Year:
(a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 347
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 347
(a) Number of dwelling-houses -(included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 47
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 47
Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation Nil
Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subhead)
found to be not in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 287
2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without service of
Formal Notices :-
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or its Officers 336