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38
Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—
Defective and dirty internally
27
Damp
80
Defective drainage
13
Defective roofs
34
Water Closets:—
Defective or dirty
20
Water Supply:—
Absence of in upper floors
1
Insufficient
1
Cisterns uncovered
1
Smells
33
Rubbish
54
Animals
7
Other Nuisances
23
Staircase lighting, tenements
4
Verminous
33
Cockroaches
15
Housing Statistics
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year
(1) (a) Number of initial inspections of dwelling-houses for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts)... 3,707
(b) Number of reinspections 6,538
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses which were examined in the
course of " house-to-house" inspection and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 607
(6) Number of reinspections 374
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state to dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 12
(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 195
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 74