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Notices to be exhibited or amended 246
Defective ventilation 3
Provision of means of heating 5
Insufficient w.c. accommodation 10
Want of washing facilities 12
Defective w.c. accommodation 14
Defective walls, floors, ceilings, etc. 7
Defective lighting 9
Seating accommodation 20
(7) INSPECTION OF AMUSEMENT HOUSES.
Defective sanitary fittings 7
W.C. defective and dirty 6
(8) KEEPING OF ANIMALS.
Nuisances arising from the keeping of animals 6
(9) INSPECTION OF WATERCOURSES, etc.
Cleansing of watercourses and ponds 12
(10) INFRINGEMENTS OF OTHER BYELAWS.
Noisy animals 15
HOUSING.
Individual Unfit Houses.
During the year action under the Housing Acts was mainly
confined to the repair of houses. The accepted standard of repair
whilst lower than that of pre-war years is higher than in previous
post-war years due to an improvement in the availability of labour
and materials. Action under the Public Health Acts in regard
to drainage and sanitary fittings has been maintained at a level
corresponding with that of pre-war.
I.—Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health and Housing Acts) 9,121
(b) Number of inspections and re-inspections made for the
purpose 33,456
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses included under the
head (1) above, which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925
and 1932 —
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose —
(3) Number of houses found to be in a state so dangerous and
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation
8
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to
under the previous sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 7,825