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HOUSING
The following is a summary of work carried out in respect of
the sanitary condition of dwelling houses during the year.
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year 1961.
(i) Total number of houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 282
(ii) Number of dwelling houses [included under subhead
(i) above] which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 13
(iii) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation 2
(iv) 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 202
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 186
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the
Housing Act, 1957—
(i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs Nil
(ii) Number of dwelling houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices
(a) By owners 1
(b) By Local Authority in default of
Owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts —
(i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 27
(ii) Number of dwelling houses in which
defects were remedied after service of
formal notices—
(a) By owners 4
(b) By Local Authority in default of
Owners 24
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