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Sanitary Inspection of the District.—The Report of
your Inspector of Nuisances is appended.
FOOD.
Milk supply.—The farms and dairies in the District are
frequently inspected.
Milk.—Bye-laws are in force under the Dairies, Cowsheds,
and Milkshops Orders. Attention is paid to the lighting,
ventilation, cleanliness, drainage and water supply, so as to
ensure as far as possible the proper health of the cows, and the
prevention of milk from contamination. Samples of milk have
been taken for the purpose of the detection of pus and dirt, but
no action has been required.
HOUSING.
General Housing Conditions in the District.—The
total number of houses in the District at the end of the year
under review was 3,917, of which approximately 3,000 are
inhabited by the working classes.
The present population is estimated as being 18,000, which
will probably increase during the year.
There is still an acute shortage of houses in the District.
Fitness op Houses.—Generally speaking the standard of
houses in the District is fair.
Unhealthy Areas.—I am not prepared to say, definitely,
that there are any areas within the District which are so
insanitary or unhealthy as to render the houses within such
areas unfit for habitatiton, but there are one or two localities
where, perhaps, the condition of some of the dwelling-houses—
owing to extreme age—falls below a reasonable standard.