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No notices were served under the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909,
from my Department.
In May, 1919, Mr. Butland expressed his opinion that the row of ten
houses, called Crescent Cottages, off Hertford Road, should be demolished, but
these wretched dwellings are still occupied.
In September, the Council decided to give all owners and agents the extended
time of one month to carry out repairs and remedying of nuisances in their
properties.
Dilapidated Premises.—Nos. 11 to 29 (odd numbers) Bridport Road,
and Nos. 59 to 87 (odd) St. Mary's Road, referred to in my last report, are still
inhabited.
On 4th June, the Ministry of Health informed us that their Inspector after
visiting the premises in Bridport Road had come to the conclusion that the
houses are not capable, without reconstruction, of being made fit for human
habitation under the provision of Section 28 of the Housing and Town Planning
Act 1909. Closing Orders should therefore become operative with regard to
these houses. The Ministry's letter, however, concluded with this observation:—
" The Council will, however, doubtless bear in mind the exceptional shortage
of house accommodation when serving notices under Section 17 (4) of the Act of
1909, specifying the period in which the occupiers must cease to inhabit the
houses."
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
Inspector Huckle ceased work on this section on June 1st, 1920, but it
was continued by Inspector A. Ede on June 3rd, in which he was joined by
Inspector W. Tillcock on July 1st, so that during the last half of the year two
inspectors were engaged in this important work.
I submit a table below giving the reader a slight idea of the considerable amount of useful work that
has been carried out by these officers:—