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tion; 454 had some evidence of dampness, 221 were dirty,
in 534 the yard paving was in bad condition, in 486 there
was some defect in the disposal of house refuse, while in
938 there was some defect other than those specified.
As the result of these inspections, preliminary notices
were served in 1,142 cases, pointing out the defects noted
at the time of inspection, and requesting the owner to
have them remedied. In the majority of cases the work
necessary was carried out. If, on re-inspection, it was
found that no steps were being taken to remedy defects,
where it was possible, statutory notices were served.
Wherever notices were served, re-inspection was carried
out, some houses having to be visited on 3, 4 or even
more occasions. The total number of visits of re-inspection
made was 1,944.
The result of the notices was that 603 houses had had
the defects remedied by the end of the year, 37 were in
course of repair, while in 502 nothing had been done.
At the end of 1912 there were 144 houses which were
inspected during that year, where nothing had been done
to remedy the defects found. During 1913 these houses
were re-inspected, and in 110 the necessary work was carried
out. In the remaining 34 the defects were of quite
a minor character, and such as not to constitute a nuisance,
or to be in any way detrimental to the health of the
tenants.
Number of houses inspected 1,236
Number of houses which were considered to be in
such a state, or so dangerous, or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation 19
Number of houses represented 19
Number of Closing Orders made 14
Number of houses in which defects were remedied
without a Closing Order 645
Number of houses which, after the making of a
Closing Order, were put into a state fit for
human habitation 8
Number of Orders for Demolition made 3
Number of Orders determining Closing Orders 10*
* Two of these have reference to houses where Closing
Orders had been made in previous years.
As a rule the owners of property in the District have
proved quite ready and willing to do such work as is
necessary to keep their houses in good condition. In a