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The further requirements of the Act relating to the fixing of definite
numbers of occupants per house, and the inspections necesssary for
ascertaining that the standard is not exceeded, necessitates a considerable
amount of work on the part of the Sanitary Department. It
is, however, beneficial to have a definite standard which can be required.
Further building of Council houses to meet the position revealed
by the survey has not proved necessary, but the tendency in parts of
the District to divide private dwelling houses into separate tenements
has provided a subject for deep and prolonged consideration, affecting
as it does not only the Public Health, but also the Town Planning schemes
of the Council.
At the end of the year there were about 200 applicants on the list
for Council houses, but this figure included a large proportion who are
resident, or work outside the Urban District, or whose familic3 are small
and not requiring urgent attention on the grounds of health.
HOUSING STATISTICS.
Number of houses erected during 1935 1,063
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) 331
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 340
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 54
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose .. 58
(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 180
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 343
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 8
32