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26 Housing.
9. HOUSING.
Number of new houses erected during the year
(a) Total 150
(b) As part of a municipal housing scheme 93
1.— Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,415
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were
inspected and recorded under the Housing
(Inspection of District) Regulations,
1910 363
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be
in a state so dangerous or injurious to
health as to be unfit for human habitation None
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding
sub-heading) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation
818
2.— Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action by
the Local Authority or their Officers 699
3.— Action under Statutory Powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919 : None
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
repairs None