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find the climbing of several flights of stairs a great
burden, which tends to restrict desirable exercise.
It is to be hoped that determined efforts will be made
to overcome this drawback by the provision of lifts,
which are recognised as essential in the residential
flats of the well-to-do.
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR 1935.
Number of Houses erected during the year—166 tenements.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year :—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts 8,799
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 19,987
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 983
(b) Number of Inspections made for the purpose
of the regulations 983
(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 dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding subhead)
found not to be in all respects reasonably
fit for human habitation
2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service
of Formal Notices :—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action by
the Local Authority or their officers
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
(A) Proceedings under Sections 17, 18 and 23 of the
Housing Act, 1930 :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs