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with under the latter being those where, because of their advanced
dilapidation, there is reasonable need to implement the provisions of
the Act both from the Authority's and the Owner's point of view. The
decision to institute this general course of action was first taken in 1946
when six properties in West Wickham were renovated from hovels to
units of reasonable and sanitary housing accommodation. The work
has continued, but is necessarily slow, the administrative work being
vastly different in character, and taking much longer.
Details are appended giving statistical information, particularly
in relation to work arising from complaints :—
Number of complaints received and investigated 2,049
Number of initial visits 3,992
Number of revisits 6,583
Number of Intimation Notices served 944
(The figures relating to Notices served do not include
those issued to support licence applications—viz 374)

Housing—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 2,636
Number of inspections made for the purpose 8,082
Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 106
Number of inspections made for the purpose 359
Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 0
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 944
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which informal notices
were served 944
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of informal notices 892
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which formal notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 162
Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices :—
(a) by owners 171
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners 1
The number of complaints received in 1948 was slightly less than
in 1947, as also was the number of visits and revisits paid by the
Inspectors. The number of defects found and remedied, however,
42