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B.- Proceedings under Public Health Acts:-
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which notices were served requiring
defects to "be remedied 5
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which
defects were remedied after service
of formal notices:-
(a) By owners 10
("b) By local authority in default
of owners Nil.
C.- Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936:-
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which Demolition Orders were made 9
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished
in pursuance of Demolition Orders 12
D.- Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing
Act, 1936:-
(1) Number of separate tenements of underground
rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were made 1
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in. respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having "been rendered
fit Nil.
4. Housing Act, 1936; Part 5 - Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the' '
end of the year 56
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 56
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 415½
(b) Number of hew cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 8
(c) (i) Number of cases of 'overcrowding
relieved during the year 143
(ii) Number of persons concerned in
such cases 793
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP POOD.
Milk Supply.
During the year, 191 visits were made "by the
Sanitary Inspectors to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops
within the Borough.
Milk (Special Designations) Orders, 1936 & 1938.
The following applications for sale of designated milk
were granted during the year:-
"Tuberculin tested" milk . 17
Accredited 1
"Pasteurised" milk 29
Meat and Other Poods.
During the year, 10,527 animals were slaughtered for
human consumption within the Borough, every one of which was
inspected by the Sanitary Inspectors. This work entails very
long and irregular hours, and constant watchfulness is necessary
to ensure to the inhabitants a pure and wholesome
food supply.
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