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Bousing 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) 1,804
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,858
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
subhead (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 -
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose -
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation 5
(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 1,292
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 907
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