View report page

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) 3,017
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 6,827
(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 21
(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 2,009
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 1,202
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year
(A) PROCEEDINGS UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied. 624
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notice
(a) By owners 434
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners
43