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PARTICULARS AS TO HOUSING.
Number of New Houses erected during the Year :—
(a.) Total 785
(b.) With State assistance under the Housing Acts,
1919 or 1923
(i.) By the Local Authority 30
(ii.) By other bodies or persons 755
1. Unfit Dwelling-houses.
(1.) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 12747
(2.) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection
of District) Regulations, 1910 .. 1672
(3.) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation .. .. Nil.
(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 6709
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their Officers 6091
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919.
(1.) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs
Nil.