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2.—Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered tit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 162
The following tabular statement shows the progress that has been
made with the two lists of properties supplied to the Ministry of
Health, consequent upon the survey of the Borough which was undertaken
in 1919 at their request. These lists comprised areas which
might have to be dealt with as unhealthy, under Part I or II of the
Housing Act, 1890; and other insanitary houses which, although
seriously defective, could be made habitable.
Premises in areas whitch
are bing or may have
to be dealt with as jun
healthy , under Part I or
II of the Housing Act.lß9o
Estimated
cost of
work
executed.
Insanitary houses (other
than houses in unhealthy
areas) Which are seriously
Defective,but which can
be made habitable.
Estimated
cost of
work
executed
Total
No. of
houses
dealt
with.
Total No. of premises
included in
report on Survey
of Borough
259
(population 1018)
)
643
(population
5870)
902
No. restored to a
sanitary condition in 1921
23
£1393
94
£4979
117
No. restored to a
sanitary condition
in 1922
21
£683
141
£5451
162
Remaining at Ist
Jan., 1923
215
-
408
-
623
In respect of 200 premises out of the 623 remaining to be dealt with,
schedules have been served during 1922, but the works had not been
completed at the end of the year.
As will be seen by the table, of the 162 premises completed during
the year 141 were in the list of 643 houses that were reported to the