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Petroleum and Carbide.
During the year 66 applications for the renewal of petrol licences for similar
quantities as hitherto, and three new applications were received to store petrol. All
these applications were granted.
One application for the renewal of licence to store carbide of calcium, and one
new application were received. Both these applications were granted.
All the licensed premises have been regularly inspected.
The number of licences in force at the end of 1939 within the Borough was 69 for
petroleum and 2 for carbide. The quantity of petrol covered by the petrol licences
was 362,130 gallons and the quantity of carbide covered by the licences was 26 cwts.
Celluloid and Cinematograph Films Act, 1922.
There is only one licence issued by the Council in force. This is for the purpose
of stripping and making celluloid solution from cinematograph films.
The premises were periodically inspected during the year.
Statistics. HOUSING
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 983
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3,170
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 199
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,570
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation —
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the
preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit
for human habitation 100
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices:—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of
informal action by the local authority or their officers 345
3. Action under statutory powers during the year:—
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs 28
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service
of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 68
(b) By local authority in default of owners 0
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 54
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 31
(b) By local authority in default of owners 0
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