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It is not possible to give any accurate idea of the number of
families on the waiting list living in overcrowded conditions, as no
figures are kept as to the extent of statutory overcrowding, but approximately
508 families included in 4 above are living in crowded
conditions.
Housing Statistics for the Year 1955.
Total number of valuation assessments, houses and flats, at
31st December, 1955 21,623
1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year: —
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... 255
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 830
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 —
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 41
(4) 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 188
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of
Formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their
Officers 157
Number of dwelling houses demolished during the year —