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HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
Number of New Houses erected during the Year.
(a) Total 904
(b) As part of a Municipal Housing Scheme 414
1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses.
Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 1,978
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Consolidated)
Regulations, 1925 353
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 16
(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 1,282
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 1,207
3.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs None