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and Town Planning, etc., Act of 1909, also the regulations
made thereunder by the Local Government
Board, which imposes upon Local Authorities the
special duty of causing to be made from time to time
inspection of dwelling houses and premises within
their district, with a view of ascertaining whether any
house is in such a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to render it unfit for human habitation.
As far as has been practicable, systematic inspections
have been made of houses the rent of which
does not exceed £26 per annum, as required under
the Housing Town Planning Act, 1909.
In respect of one house in Dane Road, the conditions
(after the tenant had vacated the premises] were
found to be of a far more serious character than was
observed at the time of inspection, with the result that
the leaseholder, after consulting the ground landlord,
decided to demolish the building and clear the site,
which was done in preference to carrying out the works
specified in the notices sent from this Department in
accordance with the above Act, this Housing Act
has increased the work of the Depatment considerably
with regard to the inspection and supervision of the
various works while in progress at the more older
houses in the Borough.
There are two other houses the owner of which is
undecided whether to carry out the specifications as
per notices, or demolish the buildings.
Each house visited under the above is carefully
inspected, and with regard to the defects found to
exist, some of which could not fail to have been prejudicial
to health, notices were promptly sent to the
owners, or their agents, specifying the necessary works
required to remedy the same.
The Table of Sanitary Defects reported on by the
Medical Officer of Health represents such defects only