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Inspections and Visits made by the Housing Inspector.
1. Inspections in connection with "Black Spots 504
2. Inspection of dwellings to ascertain if
re-housing justified on grounds of health129
3. Inspection of underground rooms with a view
to closure 91
4. Inspection of Temporary;Hutments 251
5. Inspections for Overcrowding 788
6. Inspection of Requisitioned Properties 78
7. Inspections to ascertain 'Permitted Numbers'
under the Housing Act, 1936 22
8. Inspections under Section 11 of the Housing
Act, 1936 26
9. Visits with regard to the issue of Building
Licences and Essentiality Certificates 37
10. Inspections made under Defence Regulation 680.A. 54
11. Miscellaneous visits 126
Temporary Hutments.
Of the Hutments inspected, 2 were recommended for demolition
because of their structural condition.
Requisitioned Properties.
Of the requisitioned properties inspected, 17 were recommended
to the Housing Manager for de-requisition for various
reasons.
V. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
The work of the Food Section has increased during the
year, which will be seen from a perusal of this-report. In
particular, the number of legal proceedings has increased to
70 as compared with 3? in the previous year and the amount of
unsound food condemned on.the.wharves is.260 tons as against
90 tons in 1948. Whenever possible, foodstuff condemned by
the Food Inspectors is diverted for use as animal food.
Efforts have been made during the year to improve conditions
under which food is prepared, sold and stored. Although
there has been some measure of success in this direction, the
difficulty of carrying out substantial improvements in old and
worn out property in the borough must always present a problem.
When improvement schemes visualised are carried forward to
completion, real progress will be made.
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