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Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found.
Defective and dirty internally 66
Damp 71
Defective drainage 46
Defective roofs 48
Defective area paving, etc 1
Water Closets:—
Insufficient 4
Insufficient ventilation and light 1
Defective or dirty 1
Water Supply:—
Absence of in upper floors 5
Smells 53
Rubbish 34
Animals 9
Other nuisances (soot, insects) 10
Want of ventilation 2
Verminous 33
Cockroaches 3
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) 5,358
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 13,529
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 462
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,880
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 13
(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 197
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 22