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HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
Summary of action taken in 1970
No. of separately occupied parts of houses visited for
first time 951
No. of revisits to above 8,487
No. of inspections where multiple occupation would
exist upon completion of mortgage advances being
contempleted by this Council 87
No. of houses completely inspected 301
No. of houses where informal notices sent relative
to S.15 (Amenities) 208
No. of houses where informal notices sent relative
to S. 16 (Fire Precautions) 198
No. of houses where items of inadequate management
notified to owners 135
No. of cases of penal overcrowding 76
No. of cases of penal overcrowding abated „ 38
No. of cases of non-penal overcrowding 25
No. of cases of non-penal overcrowding abated 19
No. of formal S.14 Notices (Management) 6
No. of formal S.15 Notices (Amenities) 15
No. of formal S.16 Notices (Fire Precautions) 20
No. of formal S.78 Notices (Overcrowding) 17
No. of houses where S.19 Directions made 4
No. of houses where S.12 Management Orders made 2
Other Notices served 241
Other visits including discussions with owners, builders
etc. at premises 1,268
Completed work
W.C.'s provided 11
Baths/Showers provided 12
Sinks/lavatory basins provided 19
Water heaters provided 73
Space heating provided 4
Fire precautions work 78
Repairs: External 138
Internal 217
FOOD HYGIENE
In the past, it was common to note that in food premises, the parts observable by the public were often brought
to a reasonable standard, whereas the rooms at the rear and not seen by the public were frequently neglected.
However, the standard of hygiene generally has steadily improved and the different standards of care, order and
hygiene between the front and rear of such premises is now much less marked. On the other hand, there is a
greater contrast between the highest and lowest standard in any particular area, in other words, it appears that
because of the general improvement, the isolated cases where the conditions fall below the standard required
by the Regulations are more conspicuous. These unsatisfactory premises are found to be mainly the result of lack
of knowledge and experience in the particular trade, undue emphasis being put on the profit motive, or
occasionally to people obtaining a business with limited capital which has been expended in opening the
premises leaving nothing for work required to achieve satisfactory arrangements and working conditions.
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