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HOUSING CONDITIONS.
Statistics.
1. General.
1. Estimated population. 17545.
2. General death-rate. 8.036,
3. Death rate from tuberculosis. -
4. Infantile mortality re 1000 nett births. 46.53.
5. Number of dwelling-houses of all classes. 4002.
6. Number of working class dwelling-houses. 2069.
7. Number of new working-class houses erected. 49.
2. Unfit Dwelling-houses.
1. Inspection:-
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts). 464.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection
of District) Regulations 1910. 336.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation. 4.
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-heading)
found not to be in all respects reasonable
fit for human habitation. 130.
II. 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. 91.
III. Action under Statutory Powers:-
A. Proceedings under section 28 of the Housing, Town
Planning Sc. Act 1919.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs. 35.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit:
(a) by owners. 31.
(b) by Local Authority in default of
Owners. 0.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which closing Orders became operative in
pursuance of declarations by owners of
intention to close. 4.
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied. 10.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied:
(a) by owners. 10.
(b) by Local Authority in default of
owners. 0.
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