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Defective
construction.
Under this head would be classed original defect
of plan; tor example, a dwelling-house improperly
ventilated or lighted, or with the closet and dustbin so situated as
to cause nuisance within the house. Any condition which results
in permanent dampness. Such faulty construction of chimney
Hues as permits products of combustion from adjoining premises
to permanently contaminate the air of living rooms.
Age and
general want
repairs.
This when it reaches a degree of dilapidation is
obviously a just cause of representation.
Nuisances.
Bad drainage, faulty closets, and tilth are grounds
for action rather under the Nuisances Removal and
Sanitary Acts; but where affecting a whole dwelling-house, or
when combined with faults of site and construction and general
want of repairs, they justify act on also under the Housing of the
Working Classes Act
(A) The Discovery of a House subject to Conditions which
render ir Unfit for Human Habitation.
Discovery.
Section 32 declares, " It shall be the duty of every
Local Authority to cause to be made from time to
time inspection of their district with a view to ascertain whether
any dwelling-house therein is in a state so dangerous or injurious
to health as to be unfit for human habitation."
The framers of this section do not make their intention sufficiently
clear. The words "inspection ot their district might be
regarded as meaning a general survey such as the Sanitary
Inspector accomplishes whilst engaged in the performance of his
ordinary duties. Or the interpretation may have a wider