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Under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930, proceedings may
be taken to close a separate tenement in a house as unfit for human
habitation but no such power is given to deal with any particular
room in the tenement. Here again it would be advantageous if a
separate room of any such tenement which was unfit for habitation
whether used for sleeping only or otherwise, could be closed.
None of the three and four storied tenement houses in the
borough have W.Cs. on the third or fourth floors; nor in most cases
is there space to construct one. Most of these houses come under
the byelaws with regard to houses let in lodging or occupied by
members of more than one family, but it is doubtful whether the
clause in these byelaws dealing with the adequacy and accessibility
of W.Cs. for each family can be construed so as to require an owner
to construct a W.C. on each floor, although this is most desirable.
HOUSING.
Number of Houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total (including number given separately
under (b)146
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:—
(i) By the Local Authority 28 (flats)
(ii) By other bodies or persons 62
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year 1934:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts)1959
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose
4886
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head(l) above), which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 1548
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3722
(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 subhead)
found not to be in all respects reasonably
fit for human habitation 1888