View report page

19
Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
Defective, dirty internally 85
Damp 146
Defective drainage 44
Defective roofs 51
Defective area paving, etc. 1
Water closets—
Defective or dirty 20
Water supply-
Absence of in upper floors 3
Cisterns dirty 1
Cisterns uncovered 1
Absence of ventilated food storage accommodation 1
Smells 64
Rubbish 44
Animals 8
Other Nuisances (fumes, dry rot, insects, dust, dirt, grit,
throwing of tea leaves, bread and rubbish) 27
Staircase lighting, tenements 2
Want of ventilation 1
Verminous 31
Cockroaches 18
Overcrowding 5
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) 6,196
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 11,960
(2)-—(a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 1,199
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,209
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 152
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-heading) found not to be
in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation ... 228
2. Remedy of defects during the year without Service of formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 25