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Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found:—
Defective and dirty internally 25
Damp 57
Defective drainage 44
Defective roofs 27
Water Closets:—
Defective or dirty 24
Insufficient 2
Water Supply:—
Insufficient 1
Smells 45
Rubbish 37
Animals 12
Other Nuisances 24
Staircase lighting, tenements 2
Verminous 25
Cockroaches 9
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) 3,605
(b) Number of reinspections 6,360
(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 504
(b) Number of reinspections 443
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 11
(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 131
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 107
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