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HOUSING RETURN, 1923.
Number of new houses erected during the year :—
(a) Total 90
(b) With State assistance under the Housing
Acts, 1919 or 1923 :—
(i) By the Local Authority 80
(ii) By other Bodies or Persons Nil
I.—Unfit Dwelling-houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 2,114
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of
District) Regulations, 1910 No figures available
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 1
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those re-
ferred to under the preceding sub-heading) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 1,642
2.—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 490
3.—Action under Statutory Powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1919—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs *140
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were ren-
dered fit—
(a) By owners 140
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
closing orders became operative in pursuance
of declarations by owners of intention
to close Nil
*Provisional Notices.