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Housing—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,865
Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,434
Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 95
Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,128
Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 0
Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under
the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 509
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which informal notices
were served 509
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of informal notices 410
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which formal notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 99
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(a) by owners 99
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners -
Properties not Possessing Main Drainage Systems.
The position remains substantially the same as the details give
in the 1950 Annual Report, and may be summarised as follows:-
Number of cesspools in the area 17
Number of domestic properties connected to cesspools 24
Number of sports pavilions connected to cesspools 11
Number of properties having earth closet or chemical closet
accommodation 7
(Not including moveable dwellings).
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