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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1929.
Number of houses erected during 1929: —
(a) Total including (b) 1,681
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts : —
(1) By the Local Authority
(2) By other bodies or persons 1,572
1. Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 1,515
(2) Number of houses which were inspected
and recorded under Housing (Consolidated)
Regulations 1925 280
(3) Number of houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to he
unfit for human habitation
(4) Number of houses (exclusive of 3) found not
to be in all respects reasonably fit for
human habitation 278
2. Remedy of defects without service of formal notices.
Number of defective houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their office.s
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under S.3 Housing Act, 1925: —
(1) Number of houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 225