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Statistical information is appended relating to the work of house
inspection:—
Number of complaints received and investigated 1,799
Number of initial visits 3,939
Number of revisits 8,023
Number of Intimation Notices served 706
Number of Statutory Notices served 132
Nuisances Found and Remedied.
FOUND REMEDIED
Structural defects—external 1,786 1,618
Structural defects—internal 2,889 2,688
Insanitary conditions, other than vermin 130 99
Verminous conditions 15 13
Choked drains 186 181
Other drainage defects 219 212
Defective sanitary appliances 175 155
Insufficient or unsuitable water supply 12 12
Absence of dustbins 57 42
Offensive accumulations 2 2
5,471 5,022
Housing—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,660
Number of inspections made for the purpose 8,001
Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 118
Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,204
Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 0
Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under
the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 706
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which informal notices
were served 706
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of informal notices 574
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which formal notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 132
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:
(a)by owners 118
(b)by Local Authority in default of owners 6
Properties not Possessing Main Drainage Systems.
The position remains substantially the same as the details given
in the 1948 Annual Report. Four domestic properties have been
connected to main drainage during 1949, where previously cesspool
drainage only was available. Details to the 31st December, 1949,
be summarised as follows:—
Number of cesspools in the area 17
Number of domestic properties connected to cesspools 24
Number of sports pavilions connected to cesspools 11
Number of properties having earth closet or chemical closet
accommodation 7
(Not including moveable dwellings).
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