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32. These houses were inspected quarterly or half yearly.
371 inspections were made in all, and 233 notices served, 8
being for overcrowding, and 225 for other matters. No proceedings
were taken.
33. The registered houses were put under the care of Miss
Middlebrooke on her appointment in July.
The following is her report for the time she has served,
July 5th to December 31st, 1904:-
Number of houses Inspected 335
„ „ found satisfactory 142
„ Notices served 193
„ remedied 193
Notices. Served. Remedied.
On Landlords for Cleansing 106 106
„ Tenants 15 15
„ Landlords for Overcrowding - -
„ Tenants „ 7 7
,, „ and Landlords for other defects 115115
Number of cases referred to District Inspectors 35
„ „ of overcrowding remedied by
redistribution without notice 5
„ newly registered houses measured up 79
34. New Bye-laws.—The new Bye-laws for houses let in
lodgings approved by the Borough Council on the 16th March
have not yet received the sanction of the Local Government
Board. The Board has agreed to the principle of the Byelaws
being applicable to all houses without rent limit or other
exception, but insists on a provision requiring a notice to be