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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR 1924.
1.—Unfit Dwelling-houses.
Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 6,927
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 1,584
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation 2
(4) Number of dwellmg houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding
heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 3,797
2.—Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
No. of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action
by the Local Authority or their officers 215
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 32
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit:—
(a) By owners 20
(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
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 3,530
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied:—
(a) By owners 3,457
(c) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
C.—Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town
Planning, etc., Act, 1909.
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders—
Dwelling-houses 2
Underground Rooms 65
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made 2
(b) N umber of underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made 51
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders (made before
January 1st, 1924,) were determined, the dwelling houses having been
rendered fit 4
(4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made Nil
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil