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Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which closing orders were made by the
local authority Nil.
Number of dwelling-houses the defects in
which were remedied without the making
of closing orders 1264
Number of dwelling-houses which, after the
making of closing orders, were made fit for
human habitation Nil.
General character of the defects found to
exist in the dwelling-houses inspected
Leaking drains; broken ventilating
pipes; w.c. (lushing
cisterns and pipes out of order;
cracked and broken w.c. pans;
broken, cracked and porous
scullery sinks and waste pipes;
leaking roofs; absence of, or
broken paving around houses;
holes in plaster of ceilings and
walls; damp walls; want of
ventilation under ground floors;
general uncleanly conditions.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT, 1890.
Section 26 (2).
The Medical Officer of Health received applications in respect
of 8 tenements.
As formerly, insistence on the provision of suitable storage for
food was made a condition for the granting of certificates.