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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the
year:—
A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring-repairs 1
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were
rendered tit after service of formal notices
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
FACTORIES.
There are 190 factories (including 15 hakehouses)
on the register.
58 visits were made, and as a result the following
contraventions have been dealt with:—
Sanitary Conveniences.
Insufficient
Defective or dirty 4
Other Defects.
Dirty premises 4
Means of escape in case of tire 6
There were seven outworkers on the register
at the end of the year.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
There were three registered slaughterhouses
in use at the commencement of the year. In two
cases it was considered that the premises were not
suitable for use for the purpose in question, and
the Corporation refused to grant a licence in
respect of these premises. In one case the occupier
appealed to the Magistrates, but the decision of
the Corporation was upheld.