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During the last 2 or 3 years of the war no systematic
housing inspections were undertaken, but in July, 19J 9,
this was again started, and a list made of the worst properties
in the district with a view to their inspection.
During 1920, 1,030 houses were inspected under the
Housing and Town Planning Acts, and in 969 cases
notices were served requiring some work to be done. In
219 the work had been completed, in 231 it was in hand,
but in 519 nothing had been done. A Table is given at
the end showing in detail the defects found.
The character of the defects found is precisely the
same as I have noted in former reports.
Of the 969 defective houses 210 had some defect in
water supply, 491 in closet accommodation, 302 in
drainage, 106 in ventilation, 389 in state of the yard,
552 were damp to some extent, and 376 were defective in
disposal of refuse. The number of visits for re-inspection
was 2,443.
Water Supply.
There was some defect in this in 210 houses. In the
large majority of cases the water was obtained from a
cistern which was badly placed, or had no proper cover.
All houses should have a tap direct from the main for
supplying drinking water.
Closet Accommodation.
In 491 there was some defect. Dilapidated walls
and doors, defective flushing cisterns and leaky joints
were the principal ones.
Drainage.
The defects in this, 302 in number, were chiefly
absence of fresh air inlets, broken gullies and channels,
and badly jointed vent pipes.
Ventilation.
The defects in this, 106 in number, were all defects
in ventilation of spaces below the ground floors.