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50 Sanitary Administration.
There were seven deaths among residents from the seven chief
zymotic diseases:—
Small-pox 0
Scarlet Fever 1
Diphtheria 1
Continued Fever 0
Measles 0
Whooping Cough 2
Epidemic Diarrhoea 3
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HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING ACT.
Much useful work has been done under this Act during the
year, and 2,138 houses have been inspected and indexed on cards.
As a result of this inspection 641 defects have been found,
347 repairs have been executed, 15 closing orders have been made,
and five demolition orders have been made. In future it will be found
more convenient to keep in a separate register a record of these
properties which are old or delapidated, or on the border line of
houses unfit for human habitation.
Additional help has been obtained by appointing the Assistant
Sanitary Inspector an Inspector under the Act; he will deal with
one class of property, while the Senior Sanitary Inspector will do
the ordinary routine inspection.
The Council fully appreciate the necessity for building new
houses for the working classes to replace those closed or demolished,
and plans are in hand for the erection of such new houses.
Several shops have been converted into private houses in one of the
chief thoroughfares, and a street widening scheme is practically
matured. The problem of housing the working classes is a difficult
one owing to the increasing value of land and building materials,