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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1927.
The following is the table require'd by the Ministry of
Health :—
Number of houses erected during 1927
(a) Total [including (b)] 3,333
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts
(1) By the Local Authority 0
(2) By other bodies or persons 3,164
1. Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 781
(2) Number of houses which were inspected and
recorded under Housing (Consolidated) Regulations
1925 533
(3) Number of houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 0
(4) Number of houses (exclusive of 3) found not
to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 152
2- Remedy of defects without service of formal notices.
Number of defective houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 40
3 Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under S. 3 Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 112
(2) Number of houses which were rendered fit
(a) By owners 112
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 0
(3) Number of houses in respect of which Closing
Orders became operative in pursuance
of declarations by owners of intention to
close 0