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Certificate. In fact, no appeals against such issue or refusal were made in the course of
the year.
A large number of inspections and revisits with an associated volume of clerical
work were necessary to deal with the many applications received.
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Housing Statistics
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses
(i) (a) Total number of dwellings inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3,516
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 9,078
(ii) Number of dwellings found to be unfit for human
habitation 39
(iii) Number of dwellings (exclusive of those referred to
under the preceeding sub-head) found not be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 1,645
(iv) Number of dwellings surveyed in existing Housing
Areas and designated under Part V of the Housing
Act, 1957 in connection with the Council's
negotiations for acquisition 20
(v) Number of dwellings inspected in connection with
proposed improvement areas and Improvement Grants
Scheme 175
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices
Number of defective dwellings repaired or rendered fit
in consequence of informal action 488
3. Action under statutory powers during the year
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9 and 10 of the Housing
Act, 1957
(i) Number of dwellings in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs Nil