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{a) is not on an average at least seven feet in height
from floor to ceiling ; or
(b) does not comply with such regulations as the
local authority with the consent of the Local
Government Board may prescribe for securing the
proper ventilation and lighting of such rooms, and
the protection thereof against dampness, effluvia, or
exhalation: Provided that if the Local Authority,
after being required to do so by the Local Government
Board, fail to make such regulations, or such
regulations as the Board approve, the Board may
themselves make them, and the regulations so made
shall have effect as if they had been made by the
Local Authority with the consent of the Board : "
Provided that a closing order in respect of a room to which
this sub-section applies shall not prevent the room being used
for purposes other than those of a sleeping place ; and that, if
the occupier ot the room after notice of an order has been
served upon him fails to comply with the order, an order to
comply therewith may, on summary conviction, be made
against him.
Offensive Trades.
There are no scheduled offensive trades within the
-district. Under Section 51 of the Public Health Act Amendment
Act, 1907, power is given to the Local Authority to
declare fish-frying to be an offensive trade. At present there
are only five fish-frying establishments within the Borough.
Schools.
A separate report on the Sanitary condition of the Schools
and School Medical Inspection has been made to the Education
Committee.
Food,
(a) Milk Supply.
There are three cowsheds and 43 dairies and milkshops in
the Borough. The number of cows kept in the Borough at the