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New Houses.
The Council's Surveyor has kindly given me the following
particulars relating to new houses and to Town Planning:—
314 new houses were erected and completed for occupation
during 1914. In addition to these, there were on December
31st, 1914. no less than 198 houses in course of construction.
I am informed that only 41 of the above houses would
be let at an annual rental of £26 or under.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
The staff is shown on page 5 of this report. A classified
statement of the premises visited and the defects discovered
will be found in the appended report of the Sanitary Inspector.
Inspection of the district has been systematically carried
out, including visits to Cowsheds and Dairies (134), Slaughterhouses
(296), Workshops and Factories including Bakehouses
(422), Insanitary Property, Infected Houses, and routine
house-to-house inspection.
202 complaints with regard to alleged nuisances were
received during the year, and received prompt attention.
A total number of 9,522 inspections and re-inspections
were made, and 1890 nuisances discovered.
As a result of these inspections, 221 Intimation and 174
Statutory Notices were sent to persons in default.
122 drains were repaired or re-constructed, the work
being thoroughly supervised by the Sanitary Inspector. The
custom of preparing and filing a plan of all new systems of
domestic drainage is still followed.
Meat, fish, poultry, ice-cream, fruit shops, and other
premises where food is sold or prepared for sale, were kept
under observation, and 302 visits were made to such premises
in the course of the year.