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No regulations have yet been made with regard to underground
sleeping rooms.
Houses let in Lodgings.
A few houses are registered under the bye-laws as houses
let in lodgings, but it is certain that a greater number of houses
in this district are let in lodgings. According to the results of
the Census, there were 8,786 families in the district, whereas
there were only 8,006 occupied houses. This shews that over
9 per cent. of the houses in this district are occupied by members
of more than one family.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are two houses in the district registered as Common
Lodging Houses. One is licensed to receive 61 and the other 35
persons. The number of inspections made during the year was
8. These houses, having regard to the class of lodger received,
are kept in a very satisfactory condition.
Bakehouses.
Twenty-eight visits to the 18 bakehouses in the district were
made and one contravention of the Factory Act detected.
Slaughter-houses.
The ten slaugher-houses in the district were visited 78 times
during the year, the visits taking place as far as possible when
slaughtering is occurring. In one instance a contravention of
bye-laws was found.
Offensive Trades.
One hundred and thirty-seven inspections were made to fried
fish shops during the year. Bye-laws for the regulation of this
trade have now been prepared and approved by the Local Government
Board.
HOUSING.
Houses with Sanitary Defects.
The following table gives the information required by the
Local Government Board relative to this class of property, dealt
with during the year under the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910:—