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(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 15
(3) Number of dwellinghouses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation Nil
(4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-head) found
not to be in all respects reasonably fit for
human habitation 459
2. Remedy of Defects without service of formal notices:
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the Local
Authority or their officers 427
3. Action under Statutory Powers:
A. Proceedings under Sections, 9,10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 2
(2) Number of dwellinghouses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:-
(a) By owners -
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 2
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 30
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 1
C. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936
D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing
Act, 1906. —
4. Housing Act, 1936 - Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 34
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 37
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein:-
Over 10 years 175
Under 10 years 62
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 30
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 33
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases:
Over 10 years 145
Under 10 years 46
PREVALENCE OP, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Diphtheria.
Twenty cases were notified (compared with 34 the previous year)
seven of them being nasal.
Hospital treatment was provided in 18 cases and there were no
"return" cases. There were four deaths from diphtheria during the year.