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Smoke Abatement.
No action has been necessary during the year.
Schools.
The sanitary conditions and water supply are satisfactory.
Rats & Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
During the year there has been a considerable fall in
the number of complaints and all evidence points to the fact
that past efforts have been successful and that there is no
serious infestation. Three hundred and ninety-eight visits
have been made in continuance of these efforts and baiting
and gassing have been used in suitable cases.
SECTION D.
Housing Statistics for the Year 1944.
Number of new houses erected during the year 1944 Nil
Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
1. (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health and
Housing Acts) 109
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 327
2. (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 Nil
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose Nil
3. Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation Nil
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 59
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