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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
1. STATISTICS.
(a) General.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(1) Total 1,884
(2) As part of a municipal housing scheme:—
(a) Barking 154
(b) L.C.C1,386
(3) Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses) .. .. 304
(b) Unfit Dwelling-Houses.
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) 3,125
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 9,425
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 & 1932 912
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,060
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 90
(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 1,943
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 1,591
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 172
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of
formal notices:—
(a) By owners 162
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil