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Section D.
HOUSING.
The following section on Housing has been prepared in accordance
with Circular 1 ,269 (England) of the Ministry of Health, 1932
STATISTICS.
Number of new houses erected during 1932:-
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) 1 34
(i) By the Local Authority
(In course of erection, 50.)
(ii) By other Local Authorities -
(iii) By other bodies or persons 5
With State assistance under the Housing Acts.
(i) By the Local Authority:—
(a) For the purpose of Part II of the Act of 1925 Nil
(b) For the purpose of Part III of the Act of 1925 127
(c) For other purposes Nil
1.-inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
(«) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 15,257
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 33,210
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under subhead
(1) above, which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 7,303
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 8,738
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 20*
*See Note on page 45.