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HOUSING.
Statistics Relating to Housing.
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year:-
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 7,757
and the number of inspections made 36,643
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations
1925 1,720
and the number of inspections made 7,437
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 48
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 4,508
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 1
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the
Year:—
A.—Proceedings under sections 9, 10, and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notice was served requiring repairs One
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:-
(a) By owners One
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners -