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HOUSING.
The following table gives particulars as to housing during
1926 under the headings prescribed by the Ministry of Health.
Housing, 1926.
Number of houses erected during the year :—
(a) Total 1416
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts 1919 or 1923 :
(i) By the Local Authority 280
(ii) By other bodies or persons 4
1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses :—
Inspection (1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3874
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations,
1910, or the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 2534
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 2
(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 2973
2.—Remedy of Defects without service of Formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their
officers 1042
3.—Action under Statutory Powers:—
A. Proceedings under Section 8 of the Housing Act, 1925:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 1
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit—
(а) By owners Nil.
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing
Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations
by owners of intention to close Nil.
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 801
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied—
(а) By owners *571
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil.
C. Proceedings under Sections 11, 14, and 15 of the Housing
Act, 1925—
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the
making of Closing Orders 2
(2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made 2
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