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Overcrowding.
The preliminary survey required by the Housing Act, 1935,
was completed before the end of the year.
This showed for the district as a whole, that there were
9,691 families living in 8,800 dwellings. 116 of these families
were overcrowded either by insufficient accommodation or inability
to segregate the sexes. As a percentage the overcrowding
in the district gives a figure of 1.19.
Fitness of Houses.
During the year in connection with the inspection of
existing houses under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925, which make it the duty of a Local Authority to cause
systematic inspection of the district to be made, the findings
recorded, and any defects discovered to be remedied, 141
records were made of houses necessitating 782 inspections. In
addition to these 594 dwelling houses were found on inspection
to be not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation and
in all cases steps were taken to render them so fit.
Unhealthy Areas.
No action has been taken during the year under the provisions
of the Housing Act, 1930, relating to Clearance Areas.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The Staff of the Health Department continue to take a
keen interest in this most important branch of their work.
Milk.
The number of licences under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, issued by this Department is as follows: —
"Certified" Milk 2
Grade "A" Tuberculin Tested 2
Grade "A" 1
Grade "A" Pasteurised 4
Pasteurised 11
Sampling has been carried out from cowsheds, roundsmen,
and at the Schools. Sampling at the schools has been done on
delivery as vendors complain that milk is warmed for the
children, and that as a consequence the bacterial count is raised.