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HOUSING.
Number of New Houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b)) 166
(i) By the Local Authority —
(ii) By other Local Authorities 70
(iii) By other bodies or persons 92
(b) With State Assistance under the Housing Act:
(i) By the Local Authority —
(ii) By other bodies or persons 4
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses:—
No. of houses. No. of inspections.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses
inspected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) and
number of inspections made 1,137 5,369
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included
under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932, and the
number of inspections made 4 136
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subheading)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 374
(The number here given is of houses where
any insanitary conditions were found.)
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 250
3. A ction under Statutory Powers.
A.-Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16
of the Housing Act, 1936