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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
1. STATISTICS.
(a) General.
Number of new houses erected during the year :—
(1) Total 730
(2) As part of a municipal housing scheme:—
(а) Barking 96
(б) L.C.C 275
(3) Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses) 359
(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) 3,323
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 9,583
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (T)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 & 1932 841
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,304
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 79
(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 1,730
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 1,392