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Housing Statistics
General details with regards to inspection of dwelling houses are
submitted in the following tabular form:-
Total number of houses in the Borough 17,340
1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the year:-
(1)(a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
and Housing Acts) 4,922
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 13,104
(2)(a) Number of dwellinghouses (included under subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 486
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,070
(3) Number of dwellinghouses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation 11
(4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head)
found not to be in all respects reasonably
fit for human habitation 2,806
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of
Formal Notices:-
Number of dwellinghouses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their
Officers 858
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:-
(a) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:-
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 1,933
2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notice:-
(1) By Owners 572
(ii) By Local Authority in default of Owners 1
(b) Proceedings under Section 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936:-
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs
(2) Number of dwellinghouses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:-
(i) By Owners -
(ii) By Local Authority in default of Owners 126