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SECTIONS C, D, E.
Statistical information relating to the work of the Inspectors is
appended:-
Housing—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 904
Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,168
Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 29
Number of inspections made for the purpose 238
Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under
the following sub-head) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 181
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 in respect of which informal notices
were served 181
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of informal notices 161
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which formal notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 20
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices :
(a) by owners 20
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 0
Number of complaints received 1,321
Number of initial visits 4,714
Number of re-visits 2,247
Nuisances Remedied
Structural Defects of properties—External 313
Internal 213
Insanitary conditions other than vermin 16
Verminous conditions
Choked drains 244
Other drainage defects 127
Defective sanitary appliances 51
Insufficient or unsuitable water supply 11
Absence of dustbin accommodation
Offensive accumulations 3
Factories Act, 1937
Two hundred and seventy-two visits of inspection were made to
factories in the area, and the following nuisances were remedied
following the service of Intimation Notices:—
Want of cleanliness 4
Unsuitable or defective sanitary conveniences 15
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