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SECTION IV.-HOUSING.
Ministry of Health Summary of Housing Statistics, 1926.
Number of new houses erected during the year: —
(a) Total (including numbers given separately
under (b)) 1326
(b) With State assistance under the Housing
Acts:—
(1) By the Local Authority None,
(ii) By other bodies or persoas 739
1. Unfit dwelling-houses.
Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling-houses
inspected for housing defects (under Public
Health or Housing Acts) 2706
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which
were inspected and recorded under
the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910, or the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 1296
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found
to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 1
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive
of those referred to under
the preceding sub-head) found not
to be in all respects reasonably fit
for human habitation 1734
2. 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 972
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing
Act, 1925 Nil.