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1927
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HOUSING.
Number of houses erected during the year:—
(а) Total (including numbers given
separately under (b) ) 309
(b) With State assistance under the
Housing Acts:—
(i) By the Local Authority nil
(ii) By other bodies or persons nil
Note
Exact figures not
yet available, see
Population Report
1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 1,088
(2) Number of dwelling houses which are inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of
District) Regulations, 1910, of the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 850
(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 831
2.—Remedyof Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action taken by the Local
Authority or their Officers 612
3.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 219
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered
fit after the service of formal notices:—
(a) by owners 219
(b) by local authority in default of owners Nil