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STATEMENT, required by Article V. of the Housing
(Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, in regard to
the inspection of dwelling-houses under Section 17 (1) of
the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909.
Number of dwelling-houses inspected under
and for the purposes of the section 498
Number of such dwelling-houses which were
considered to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 51
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which representations were made to the
local authority with a view to the making
of closing orders 4
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which closing orders were made by the
local authority 3
Number of dwelling-houses the defects in
which were remedied without the making
of closing orders 435
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. flushing
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 2 tenements.
As formerly, insistence on the provision of suitable storage
for food was made a condition for the granting of certificates.