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fitness of Houses.
The general standard of houses in the district is good.
Most of the houses are of the small villa type, but there
is also a number of blocks of old houses which do not come
up to the standard aimed at locally.
As a rule owners of property have not been unwilling
to carry out the recommendations of the Public Health
Department for the improvement of dwellings.
In certain instances tenants have shown a disinclination
to do anything themselves towards safeguarding the sanitary
condition of the houses in their occupation.
Unhealthy Areas.
It has not been considered necessary to represent any
part of the district as an unhealthy area.
Housing Statistics for the Year 1925.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total 460
(b) As part of a municipal housing scheme Nil
1.—Unfit Dwelling Houses.
1.—Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 691
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing
(Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 Nil
(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 sub-heading)
found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for
human habitation 132
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