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Housing Statistics.
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) 2.754
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 10,178
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
subhead (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 270
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 270
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation 19
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding
subhead) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 1,845
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of
formal notice:-
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action by
the Local Authority or their officers 1,217
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