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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
1. Number of New Houses Erected during the Year:—
(i) By the Local Authority 2
(ii) By Other Local Authorities 4
(iii) By other bodies or persons 2,164
2. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health or
Housing Acts) 777
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,172
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 201
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 689
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 25
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 479
3. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of
Formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 342
4. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936 :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 0