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Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1926
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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Consolidated)
Regulations, 1925 233
(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
referred to under the preceding sub-heading)
found not to be in all respects reasonably fit
for human habitation 1,593
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 1,349
3. Action under statutory powers :—
A.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act,
1925 :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 2
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices :—
(a) by owners 1
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 1
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders became operative in pursuance
of declarations by owners of intention to close 0
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 336
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices :—
(a) by owners 228
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 0
C.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925 :—
(1) Number of representations made with a view to
the making of Closing Orders 0
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
, Closing Orders were made 0
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the dwellinghouses
having been rendered fit 0
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made 0
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
suance of demolition orders 0