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3.—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
A.—Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 114
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 112
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 1
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 41
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 42
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
C.—Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
tion orders were made 5
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
demolition orders 7
D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936: —
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which closing orders were made —
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which closing orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit
Section 9 of the 1936 Act.
One hundred and nine Notices were served under this Section during the
year, and in only one case was the Council called upon to executc the work
owing to the default of the persons having control of the premises, although
such authority was asked for in a number of instances.
Section E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
There are no cowkeepers in the Borough. The number of milk retailers
on the register at the end of the year was 77, of which 18 were added during
the year. A total of 125 visits were paid to these during the course of the
year. No contravention of the Milk & Dairies Order, 1926, has come to the
knowledge of the Staff.
With respect to the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, samples of
designated milks are sent to the Counties' Public Health Laboratories for
bacteriological examination; the results are tabulated previously under
"Laboratory Facilities."
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