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Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909, have been
strictly complied with.
I referred in my last annual report to the provisions
of the Regulations, which require that the local
authority shall, as part of their procedure under the
Section referred to, make provision for a thorough
inspection to be carried out from time to time, according
to the varying needs or circumstances of the
dwelling-houses or localities in the district of the
local authority, and also that the officer making
the inspection shall examine the state of the dwellinghouse
in relation to the following matters, namely—
(1) The arrangements for preventing the contamination
of the water supply. (2) Closet accommodation.
(3) Drainage. (4) The condition of the dwellinghouse
in regard to light, the free circulation of air,
dampness and cleanliness. (5) The paving, drainage
and sanitary condition of any yard or outhouses
belonging to or occupied with the dwelling-house.
(6) The arrangements for the deposit of refuse and
ashes. (7) The existence of any room which would
in pursuance of sub-section (7) of Section 17 of the
Act of 1909 be a dwelling-house so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation.
(8) Any defects in other matters which may
tend to render the dwelling-house dangerous or injurious
to the health of an inhabitant.
House-to-house inspection is made with a view to
ascertaining the existence of nuisances and obtaining
their immediate abatement, and also for the purpose
of examining the houses as to their suitability for