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4.—Fitness of Houses.
(а) Difficulties found in action under the Public Health Acts or under Section 3
of the Housing Act, 1925.
No difficulties have been found. On service of Statutory Notices the
owners have dealt with the matter without legal proceedings.
(b) Special measures taken or suggested, e.g., in relation to particular types
of insanitary property or in regard to arrangements for the gradual
carrying out of programmes of repair.
Houses are being scheduled for inspection under the Housing Acts. No
special measures have been required.
(c) Extent to which houses have not an adequate internal water supply, distinguishing
those houses supplied by :—
(a) Private and
(b) Common supplies.
Approximately 100 cottages in various parts of the district are supplied with
Water Companies Water by standpipe, and approximately 20 houses are supplied
from private wells.
(d) Extent to which houses have no water closet or other adequate sanitary
accommodation within their own curtilage, distinguishing those having :
(а) Private and
(b) Common accommodation.
There are seven houses which have no water closet within their own curtilage
but in these cases the sanitary accommodation is provided within the curtilage of
the block of property concerned.
5.—Unhealthy Areas.
Extent to which areas of the district arc unhealthy, with information as to
complaints received or representations made, and action taken, in regard
to any of these areas.
None.
6.—Byelaws relating to houses, to houses let in lodgings, and to tents, vans, sheds, etc.
Adequacy of existing byelaws of each class, and special difficulties in or limits
upon their enforcement.
By reason of the available land being built upon there is every year less
difficulty with the van-dweller. It. has been necessary on six occasions to draw
vans from open land, and on several more occasions van dwellers left on being
requested to do so.
7.—General observations on housing matters not already covered, and on any
difficulties experienced in housing administration and the measures taken to
meet them.
No exceptional difficulties have been met with.