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From this table it will be seen that generally there is no overcrowding,
but in individual cases there is an excessive number
of persons per house.
4.— (a) No difficulties have arisen under the Public Health Acts
or under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(b) Special measures have been taken by house-to-house
inspection of selected areas in the Borough.
(c) With few exceptions all houses have adequate internal
water supply.
(d) (1) Two houses only with water closets connected to
cesspool.
(2) There is a small area of caravan dwellings which has
a common water closet for each sex.
5.—Owing to the fact that the Council have still under consideration
the formation of clearance or improvement areas under
the Housing Act, 1930, it is inadvisable to make comment at
the moment.
(a) INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
There are no Cowsheds in use in the Borough, therefore all
milk is imported into the district. The greater bulk of this supply
is distributed by three or four large firms, who have adopted
the latest hygienic methods of storing and cleansing. They have
also their own Inspectorate, who take frequent samples from their
Milk Carriers to ensure the milk being delivered as it comes from
the cow.
An increasing number of consumers is being supplied with
their milk—much of it sterilized or pasteurized—in capsuled
bottles, thus avoiding any contamination in transit or in the house.
Dairies.
There are 117 registered premises for the sale of milk in the
Borough. This number includes a few shops other than dairies
where milk is sold. These premises have been periodically
inspected and are maintained in good condition.