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HOUSING (INSPECTION of DISTRICT REGULATIONS, 1910.
The number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the
purposes of Section 17 of the Act of 1909 34
The number of dwelling-houses which on inspection were
considered to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation Nil
The number of representations made to the Local Authority
with a view to the making of closing orders Nil
The number of closing orders made Nil
The number of dwelling-houses the defects in which were
remedied without making of closing orders 32
The number of dwelling-houses which after the making of
closing orders were put into a fit state for human
habitation Nil
The general character of the Defects found to exist in the
34 houses inspected under Section 17 of the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1909, were as follows:—
Houses found with the drains so defective as to require
reconstructing 2
Houses requiring proper means of access to the drainage 16
Houses requiring ventilation to the drainage 8
Defective sanitary fittings found in the above houses 43
Houses found with damp walls 12
Houses with defective water supplies Nil
Houses found requiring cleansing work 5
Houses requiring repairs 22
Houses with defective eaves and downspouts 4
Houses with water storage cisterns requiring close fitting
covers 6
Houses with rainwater pipes connected direct to drainage 2
Houses requiring the yards paved 11
Houses requiring sanitary dust-bins or with defective covers
requiring replacing 1