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HOUSING STATISTICS
No. of Dwellings in Borough 24,806
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:-
(1) (a) Dwellings inspected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 7,133
(b) Inspections made for the purpose 13,362
(2) Dwellings inspected and recorded under Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 1,169
(3) Dwellings found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 276
(4) Dwellings found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for habitation 1,079
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices
Dwellings rendered fit in consequence of informal
action by the local authority or their officers 1,007
3. Action under statutory powers during the year:-
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the
Housing Act, 1957 -
Dwellings in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts -
(1) Dwellings in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 1,054
(2) Dwellings in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices -
(i) By owners 887
(ii) By local authority in default of owners 26
(c) Proceedings under Sections 16 and 23 of the
Housing Act, 1957 -
(1) dwellings in respect of which Demolition Orders
were made 6
(2) Dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition
Orders 74