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THE SHOP ACTS.
During the year 21 visits were made under the above Acts.
The following defects were remedied during the year:—
Opening on Early Closing Day 1
FACTORIES.
During the year 215 visits were made to premises on the
Register.
At 10 premises, nuisances were remedied after the service of
informal notices, as under:—
Defective floors 2
Dirty floors 1
Undrained floor 1
Choked drains 4
Dirty W.C. apartment 1
Dirty premises 1
Absence of intervening lobby to W.C. 4
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) 576
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 576
(c) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 Nil
(d) Number of inspections made for the purpose Nil
(e) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation Nil
(f) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head) found
to be not in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 516
2.—REMEDY OF DEFECTS DURING THE YEAR WITHOUT
SERVICE OF FORMAL NOTICES
(g) Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or its Officers 524
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