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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
1. STATISTICS.
(a) General.
Number of new houses completed during the early part
of 1942.
(1) Total 7
(2) As part of a municipal housing scheme:-
(a) Barking -
(b) L. C. C -
(3) Others 7
(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) 1,830
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 3,514
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head No.1 above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations 34
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose. 48
(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 sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 1,080
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 845
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