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Over one hundred visits were paid to premises for the purposes of
the Act, by sanitary inspectors and the Rat Catcher totalled 2,260 visits.
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936.
A total of 45 licenses were renewed at the beginning of the year and
included two licenses for the storage of cellulose.
The total storage capacity under licenses amounted to 72,250 gallons
for Petroleum and 150 gallons cellulose.
Game Licenses.
Four licenses to deal in game were renewed.
Section D. Housing.
No houses were erected during 1945.
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) 721
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,509
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925
and 1932 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 10
(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 354
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 321