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Table required by Article V. of the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910, made by the Local Government Board, under the
Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
(Excluding Underground Rooms.)
Number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the
purposes of Section 17 of the Act of 1909 14
„ of dwelling-houses which on inspection were considered
to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation 14
„ of representations made to the Borough Council with a
view to the making of closing orders *9
,, of closing orders made 9
,, of dwelling-housing, the defects in which were remedied
without the making of closing orders 5
,, of dwelling houses which, after the making of closing
orders, were put into a fit state for human habitation —
* Of these 9 premises, 5 were voluntarily demolished, and 4 were empty at
the close of the year.
General character of the defects found to exist.
Arrangements for preventing the contamination of water
supply 7
Closet accommodation 5
Drainage 14