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The following section on Housing has been prepared in accordance
vith Circular 1,119 (England) of the Ministry of Health, 1930:—
(a) STATISTICS,
dumber of new houses erected during 1930:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) 116
(i) By the Local Authority 116
(ii) By other Local Authorities —
(iii) By other bodies or persons —
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:—
(i) By the Local Authority:—
(a) For the purpose of Part II of the Act of 1925 Nil.
(b) For the purpose of Part III of the Act of 1925 116
(c) For other purposes Nil.
1.—Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year. No. of No. of
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected houses spections.
for housing defects (under Public Health inspected
or other Acts) and number of inspections.. 8,486 30,480
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Consolidated)
Regulations, 1925, and the number
of inspections made 1,063 1,922
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation Nil.*
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be in
all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 4,407
*Owing to the shortage of accommodation for rehousing,
little or no action has been taken in the condemnation of unfit
individual houses, but since the coming into operation of the
Housing Act, 1930, many unfit houses have been inspected with
a view to dealing with them under that Act.