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HOUSING
1. Inspection of Dwelling Houses During the Year
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 129
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 276
(2) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation Nil
2. 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 37
3. Action under Statutory Powers
(a) Proceedings under the Housing Act, 1957
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service
of formal notices:
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 22
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices:
(a) By Owners 2
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 14
(c) By Local Authority (Drainage Works) 17
(c) Proceedings under Section 16(4), 17(1) and 35(1) of the Housing Act, 1957.
(1) Number of dwelling houses demolished as a result of formal or
informal procedure under Section 17(1), Housing Act, 1957. Nil
(2) Local Authority owned houses certified unfit by the Medical
Officer of Health (Demolished) Nil
(3) Unfit houses closed Nil
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