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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) 3,330
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 12,322
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head 316 houses
(1) above which were inspected and recorded under and 611
the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925) tenements
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3,306
(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-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 1,215
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 1,205
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing
Act, 1930:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 10
{2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 10
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil
C.—Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act,
1930:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
lition Orders were made 2
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 2
D.— Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930,
and Section 84 of the Housing Act, 1935
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made 105
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit 1
4. Housing Act, 1935.—Overcrowding
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 1,582
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 1,582
(iii) Number of persons (equivalent) dwelling therein 7,189
(b) Number! of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year (result of survey) 1,619
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 37
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 217