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Section D.
HOUSING.
The following section on Housing has been prepared in accordance
with Circular 1,417 (England) of the Ministry of Health, 1934:—
STATISTICS.
Number of new houses and tenements erected during 1934:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) ) 231*
(i) By the Local Authority Nil.
(ii) By other Local Authorities 200
(iii) By other bodies or persons 31*
* Including conversion of a former common lodging house into 30 flats.
(b) 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 Nil.
(c) For other purposes Nil.
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) 9,837
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 30,777
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above, which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 2,966
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3,957
(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*
* Exclusive of dwelling-houses in ''Areas." This house was
demolished to ground floor level by order of the District Surveyor
(L.C.C.)