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Shops Acts.
Visits made during the year 131. One shopkeeper
wa5 warned for a contravention of Section 5, Shops Acts,
1912.
Swimming Bath.
Increased use made of Swimming Pool during 1943,
standard of cleanliness of water was further improved.
Eradication of the Bed Bug.
Particulars of the action taken in 1943, for the eradication
of the Bed Bug are as follows:—
Number of
Infested
Disinfested
Council Houses 7 7
Other Houses 9 9
HOUSING STATISTICS.
(1). Inspection of Dwelling-Houses.
(lj Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 1225
Number of inspections made for that
purpose 2508
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 1
Number of inspections made for that
purpose 4
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation 1
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subheading)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 1216
(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 their Officers 1216
(3). Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
Statutory Notices under Housing or Public
Health Acts 1
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