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WATER SUPPLY.
The greater portion of the District is supplied with water from
the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
In some outlying parts, however, water is obtained from deep
wells and from rain water collected from the roofs of houses and
stored in tanks.
Forty-eight samples of the piped supply were taken for
bacteriological examination during the year. The water was found
to be satisfactory in each case.
PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The collection of bouse refuse throughout the District is
carried out by direct labour, the greater portion of the area having
a weekly collection.
No alteration in the collection or method of disposal took place
during the year.
HOUSING.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year.
(1) (a) Total number of houses inspected for housing
defects (Under Public Health or Housing Acts)... 436
(6) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... 1,089
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 —
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose —
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation —
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those
ferred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for
human habitation 225
2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service
of formal notices :
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their Officers 167
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:
(a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936 :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs —