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Statistical information is appended relating to the work of house
inspection:—
Number of complaints received and investigated 1,619
Number of initial visits 4,023
Number of revisits 6,603
Number of Intimation Notices served 478
Number of Statutory Notices served 133
Nuisances Found and Remedied.
found
remedied
Structural defects—external
688
1,185
Structural defects—internal
1,652
1,833
Insanitary conditions, other than vermin
95
129
Verminous conditions
6
8
Choked drains
242
240
Other drainage defects
185
183
Defective sanitary appliances
128
122
Insufficient or unsuitable water supply
14
14
Absence of dustbins
36
40
Offensive accumulations
6
6
3,052
3,760
Housing—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,371
Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,896
Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 100
Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,086
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 478
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which informal notices
were served 478
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of informal notices 345
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which formal notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 133
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:
(a) by owners 130
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 3
Properties not Possessing Main Drainage Systems.
The position remains substantially the same as the details given
in the 1949 Annual Report, and may 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).
17