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Premises controlled by Byelaws, etc.
Fish Frying.
This is the only scheduled "offensive trade" in the
district and is carried out at 6 premises. 41 visits were
paid to these during the year by the Inspectors.
Pig-keeping.
In order to encourage food production during the war,
permission was granted to several persons to keep pigs in
places such as the gardens of small houses which were not
in accordance with the terms of the nuisance byelaws.
This permission was given in the form of licences for
one year, and during the year under review 19 such licences
were issued, and 111 visits of inspection were made to the
piggeries.
On the whole the sties and surroundings were well
kept, but the situation in many cases was obviously unsuitable
for permanent occupation for this purpose.
Underground Sleeping Rooms.
Owing to the scarcity of housing accommodation, a
very considerable number of rooms are being used both for
living and sleeping, the floors of which are 3 feet or more
below the surface of the street adjoining, but practically
all are at least 7 feet in height and consequently do not fall
within the definition of dwellings unfit for human habitation
as defined by Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning
etc., Act, 1909.
Those in use are basement rooms in old houses which,
although unlettable before the war, are now regularly and
fully occupied. No regulations have been made by the
Local Authority to secure proper lighting or ventilation of
these rooms.