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The Act came into force on 2nd July, 1920, and during
the year 1921 there were 65 Certificates applied for. Of this
number 58 were granted, 7 not granted.
In addition, 13 applications, for the report of the Sanitary
Authority, were received from owners. Of these 10 were
granted, 1 not granted, and the remaining 2 cases were under
consideration.
* Including the 6 cases under consideration at end of 1920.
Statistics for the year ending 31st December, 1921.
1. General.
(a) Enumerated population—
Census, 1921 (provisional) 167,693
(b) General death rate 12 2 per 1,000
(c) Death rate from tuberculosis 1'28 per 1,000
(d) Infantile mortality rate 73 8 per 1,000
(e) Number of premises used as habitations
by all classes 27,639
(/) Estimated number of working-class dwelling-houses
24,821
(,g) Number of new working-class dwellings
erected 6
2. Unfit Dwelling-Houses.
(a) Inspection—
(a) Total number of dwelling - houses
inspected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 4,423
(b) Number of dwelling-houses which were
inspected and recorded under the
Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910 941
(c) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human
habitation 1
(d) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the previous
heading) not found to be in all respects
reasonably fit for habitation 4,308