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viii. Rehous ing.
During the year 550 certificates of habitability were issued to
householders requiring rehousing or billeting. Considerable time was
devoted to the investigation of housing conditions of persons applying
for rehousing on account of their being inadequately housed. In 164
cases reports were submitted to the rohousing department.
ix. Other Emergency Duties.
The administration of the multifarious orders of the Ministry of
Pood is carried out in part by the inspectorial staff. The Sanitary
Inspectors carried out during the year 2040 investigations.
Reconstruction.
In January 1943 an Interim Report on "Housing" was submitted to the
Planning and Redevelopment Committee of the Council. The report was a
diagnosis of the housing position in the Borough and was also an endeavour
to crystallize some of the local housing problems in relation to
replanning.
Routine Work.
Whilst the improvement and maintenance of environmental conditions
has constituted the greater part of the emergency work, much of the
routine work of the department has been resumed during the year.
Details of this routine work are contained in the following statements.
Sanitary Circumstances.
Sanitary Inspection.
Details of the activities of the inspectorate in general sanitary
administration are contained in the subjoined statements.
(a) Inspections
The number of inspections of all classes 23,061
(i) Housing.
House-to-House -
Under Public Health Act 3,644
Re-inspections 5,625
Housing Act 1936 473
(ii) Sanitary Circumstances
Yards and Passages 3
Draining and Sanitary Accommodation 214
Factories (excluding Bakehouses) 73
Workplaces and Outworkers 10
Caravans 20
Re Offensive Fumes 12
Billets and Posts -
Miscellaneous 601
War Damage 10,428
(iii) Food Supply
Slaughterhouses 109
Dairies 8
Food Premises 614
Bakehouses 28
Re sampling 420
Food Control 297
Food Decontamination 14
(iv) Infectious Diseaso
Visits 480
(b) Notices.
The number of notices served during the year totalled 2300 or which
93 were statutory notices. The number of notices complied with in the
same period was 1625.
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