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(b) Occupied houses in the Borough in 1922. (The figures are
obtained from the Rate Collector's returns, in which a house let
in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family
is reckoned as a single house 27,771
6. No. of working class dwelling houses:—
(a) With three or less bedrooms 896
(b) No. of tenements in block buildings 464
(c) No. of mews dwellings 2,091
(d) Houses intended for one family only, which are now occupied
(without having been specially adapted) by two or more families 5,690
7. No. of new working class houses erected in 1922:—
(a) Total—
Flats 54
Houses 4
(b) As part of a municipal housing scheme—
Flats 40
Houses 4
8. Total number of dwelling houses inspected by Sanitary Inspectors for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 6,975
9. Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
(Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 234
10. Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation 0
11. Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding
heading) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 2,971
12. No. of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action
by the Local Authority or their officers 118
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 during 1922
requiring repairs 8
2. Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit during the year:—
(a) By owners 7
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 0
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 2,845
2. Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied during the year or in
the early part of 1923—
(a) By owners 2,797
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 0
C.—Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town
Planning etc., Act, 1909 0
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES FENTON,
Medical Officer of Health.