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HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, Etc., ACT, 1909,
and
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS.
One hundred and eighty-seven houses have been inspected
under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1911.
The inspection of these properties resulted in the discovery
of a large number of sanitary defects and nuisances.
The nature of the defects noted were:—Dirty and defective
walls and ceilings, defective water closet basins, traps and
flushing cisterns, unpaved yards, lack of proper ventilation
under floors, damp conditions, leaky roofs, defective gutterings
and downspouts, improperly placed and covered drinking
water cisterns, the absence of proper dust receptacles, leaky
sinks and waste pipes, leaky and defective drains, and other
general dilapidations.
Notices were served with respect to these nuisances and
defects, and at the end of the year nearly all the notices served
were complied with and the nuisances and defects remedied.
Only one of these houses was closed. The defects found
at the other houses were such as to constitute nuisances and
discomfort, and were remedied under the provisions of the
Public Health Acts.
I record the following particulars required by Article 5
of the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1911, to
be included in my report:—
Number of dwelling houses inspected 187
Number of houses considered on inspection to be
in such a condition as to be unfit for human
habitation 1