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Houses Unfit for Human Habitation.
No Dwelling-house was reported as being unfit for
human habitation during the year.
Overcrowding in Dwelling Houses.
The number of Dwelling Houses found to be overcrowded
was twenty-two. In seventeen instances the overcrowding
was abated, and the remaining five cases are being dealt
with.
In order to provide the necessary air space required to
avoid overcrowding, many occupiers of dwellings have adopted
the common expedient of using kitchens and sitting rooms as
bedrooms.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
The Factories, Workshops or Workplaces on the Register
number 241. The provisions of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, which your Council has to administer chiefly relate
to the following matters:—
(1) (a) Cleanliness.
(6) Air Space.
(e) Ventilation.
(d) Drainage.
(e) Provision of Sanitary Conveniences for both sexes.
(2) The provision of means of escape in case of fire in
Factories and Workshops in which more than 40
persons are employed.
(3) Sanitary regulations for bakehouses.
(4) Homework.
The details of work done by your Inspectors are recorded
as far as practicable, in the tabulated statement on pages
78—80 of the report of your Medical Officer of Health. The
usual periodica] visits have been maintained, and the sanitary
defects discovered were properly remedied by the persons
responsible.