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HOUSING
Dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,673
Dwelling-houses (included in above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regs.
1925-1932. (House-to-House inspection) 53
Dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 8
Dwelling-houses found not to be in all respects fit for
human habitation 779
HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE
Houses Demolished
Clearance Areas, Housing Act, 1957 NIL
Not in Clearance Areas NIL
Unfit Houses Closed
Under Sections 16 & 17, Housing Act, 1957 NIL
Parts of Buildings closed 8
Persons displaced 21
Families displaced 6
Unfit Houses made fit and Houses in which Defects were Remedied
By By Local
Owner Authority
After informal action by local authority 606 NIL
After formal notices Public Health Acts 6l NIL
Housing Act, 1957 NIL NIL
Under Section 24, Housing Act NIL NIL
Unfit Houses in Temporary Use
Under Sections 17, 34, 46, 48 & 53 Housing Act NIL
Purchase of Houses by Agreement
Houses in Clearance Areas other than those included
in Confirmed Clearance Orders or Compulsory
Purchase Orders, purchased NIL