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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
(1 ) STATISTICS.
(a) General.
Number of new houses erected during the year;-
(1) Total 501
(2) As part of a municipal housing scheme;-
(a) Barking 178
(b) L.C.C. 56
(3) Others (including private enterprise
and subsidy houses) 267
(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) 1,680
(b) Number of inspections made for
the purpose 4,350
, (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included
under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations 545
(b) Number of inspections made for
the purpose 1,154
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to
be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 51
(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 925
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 700
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the
Year; -
A. - Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16
of the Housing Act, 1936;
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect
of which notices were served requiring
repairs 40
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