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Fitness of Houses.—The majority of the cottages are of fair
standard, but a considerable number of the older cottages require
frequent inspection, and certain groups of them, mainly old wooden
cottages, are in such a structural condition that they cannot be made
fit at a reasonable expenditure. All the cottages of the worse type
have been inspected recently, and works of repair and cleansing have
been carried out.
The Council served notice under the Housing Act with respect to
four cottages which had frequently come to their attention on account
of recurrence of nuisance due to the failure of the owner to carry out
the work of repair in an adequate manner, and the defects were then
satisfactorily remedied.
Housing Statistics eor the Year 1925.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total 39
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:—
(i.) By the Local Authority —
(ii.) By other bodies or persons —
I.—Unfit dwelling houses. Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 133
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910, or the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 133
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —
(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 ... 107
II.—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 107
III.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of dweling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit:—
(a) by owners —
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners —
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations
by owners of intention to close —