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HOUSINC CONDITIONS.
Statistics—Year ended 31 st December, 1922,
1.—GENERAL.
(1) Estimated population 225,400
(2) General death-rate 12.7
(3) Death-rate from Tuberculosis 1.05
(4) Infantile mortality 72
(5) Number of dwelling-houses of all classes 34,749
(6) Number of working-class dwelling-
houses—Rateable value of £20 or
under, approximately 14,032
(7) Number of new working-class houses
erected and occupied 80
2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
1.—Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 7,666
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
spected and recorded under the Housing
(Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 1,437
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to health
as tr: be unfit for human habitation -