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861 houses were inspected for housing defects either under
the Public Health or the Housing Acts. Details of the inspections
made and improvements effected as r. result of such surveys are
set out in the following summary.
Inspections.
The total number of inspections made during the year was
8,288. On 606 of the premises visited nuisances to the number of
3,534 were discovered, and in dealing with the sanitary defects
from which they arose 379 "intimation " or " preliminary" notices
and 25 statutory notices were served. The number of letters
written with regard to the abatement of nuisances, etc. was 254.
At the end of the year 2,896 of the defects discovered had been
abated, the work of remedying 227 was in hand, and the remaining
411 were outstanding. In order to ascertain that the sanitary
defects were being properly remedied 2,196 visits were paid to the
respective premises.
The number of inspections made under the Housing Acts and
particulars recorded was 561, and the number of sanitary defects
remedied and improvements made under this heading was 2,624.
The following list shows the number of routine inspections
and visits made
Inspections During 1936.
Houses inspected and particulars recorded
(Housing Acts) 590
Premises visited (P.H. Acts) 1116
Re-visits to houses and other premises 930
Miscellaneous visitssits to works in progress 1266
,, factories 22
,, workshops, bakehouses, etc. 11l
„ outworkers' premises 1