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2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
J.—INSPECTION.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 982§
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations,
1910 nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation nil
(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 527
II.—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 ... ?
*"Buildings."—A structure wholly detached or separated from another by a party wall,
e.g., a block of flats is one building.
+" Separate dwelling," i.e., having separate access to street or common landing or
staircase, e.g., each flat in a block is a separate dwelling, but a private house not structurally
divided is a single unit whether occupied by one or more families.
‡ "Working-class tenements," i.e., separate occupations of one, two, three or four rooms
only.
§ Practically all these houses were tenement houses containing a number of tenements.
!!All the more insanitary houses are always annually inspected.