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New Clause. — (Inspection of Dwelling-houses.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Ministry of Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. – in the House of Commons at on 8 December 1920.

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(1) It shall be the duty of every local authority for the purposes of Part II of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, to cause their district to be inspected at least once in every year with a view to ascertaining—

  1. (a) whether any dwelling-house or part of any dwelling-house therein is in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation;
  2. (b) whether any dwelling-house or part of any dwelling-house therein occupied or intended to be occupied by a member of the working-classes is not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation;
and for that purpose it shall be the duty of the local authority and of every officer of the local authority to comply with any Regulations made under this Section.

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