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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
(1) STATISTICS.
(a) General.
Number of new houses completed during the early part
of 1940
(1) Total 55
(2) As part of a municipal housing scheme
(a) Barking 4
(b) L.C.C. 42
(3) Others (including private enterprise and
subsidy houses) 9
(b) Unfit Dwelling-Houses.
1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year :-
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses
inspected for housing defects (underPublic
Health or Housing Acts) 3,097
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 5,823
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included
under sub-head No. 1. above) which were
inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations 658
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 1,260
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation
(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 1,954
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 1,218
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:-
A. -Proceedings under sections 10 and 16
of the Housing Act, 1936
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
repairs 58
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