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From the above summary, it will be seen that, as a result of
the efforts of the Sanitary Inspectors, repairs were carried out
and improvements made at 746 houses during the year.
Information as to housing defects continue to come to the
Sanitary Inspectors, mainly as a result of complaints by occupiers.
Due to the lack of maintenance work carried out to houses during
the war years, it was found that the repairs required were in many
cases extensive. Of the 746 houses mentioned above, 397 had
repairs carried out of a major character. By this is meant such
repairs as provision of damp-proof courses or extensive rendering
of walls to remedy dampness, under-pinning of walls, provision of
site concrete, renewal of flooring, complete re-construction of
drains, renewal of roofs and gutters, extensive renewal of wall
and ceiling plaster and renewal of windows. The easing of the
materials and labour shortages has, of course, assisted in the
execution of these major repairs. Of the remaining 349 houses,
the repairs carried out were not of such an extensive character,
being necessary mainly to remedy public health nuisances.
Housing.—In 1945, the Housing Committee expressed the
wish that all applicants for housing accommodation should be
visited by a Sanitary Inspector and a report made in each case
as to living conditions. During the year under review, this work
has been carried on, 969 visits having been made by the Inspectors.
In their reports, the Inspectors endeavour to give an indication of
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