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Unavoidable delay in requisitioning premises by the Council,
or in bringing pressure to bear upon the owner to let unoccupied
premises, was caused through inability to trace the whereabouts of
owners and in many cases to the reluctance of owners to answer
enquiries.
Housing Act, 1936.
Information regarding 92 houses and 36 flats was
supplied in connection with the "permitted number of persons"
in dwellings under the Act.
House-to-House Inspection.
Houses in the undermentioned roads have been inspected
during the year:—
Angle Street.
Carlisle Road.
Church Road.
Crescent Road.
Grange Road.
Junction Road.
Shaftesbury Road.
Temple Street.
Wood Street.
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction Act, 1920-1933.
Two applications for certificates were received, and granted.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF
FOOD.
Inspections.
The following visits were made to food premises during the
year:—
Slaughter-houses . 47
Butchers 243
Bakehouses 43
Fishmongers 80
Milkshops and dairies 159
Provision shops 437
Dining rooms 160
Greengrocers 105
Fish friers 26
Meat Depots 215