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these houses were inspected under the Housing Act
schedule, but cannot lie legitimately included in the
Inspection of District Regulations, although they were
made fit in accordance with the Housing Act.
There is an increase in the number of defects
remedied this year. It has been found possible to make
re-inspections more often whilst work is in progress.
Supervision of the work carried out by owners and
builders is a very important branch of the sanitary
inspector's work.
The following figures show the progress made under
the Housing Act, 1930, in relation to Unhealthy Areas
and Insanitary Houses, and indicates the total number
of dwelling houses made fit since the inception of the
Housing Act, 1930, up to the 31st December, 1931: —
Since the inception of the Act to 31st
December, 1930 15
March Quarter, 1931 81
June Quarter, 1931. 87
September Quarter, 1931 180
December Quarter, 1931 192
Since the inception of the Act to 31st
December, 1931 555
VI.—HOUSING CONDITIONS.
In the main, housing conditions remain excellent.
According to the Census figures for 1931 there are 191
houses or tenements which contain more than two persons
per room.
Twenty-six houses were visited on complaint of overcrowding,
and in 13 cases the overcrowding was abated.
»hen overcrowding exists in a one-family house, and
re-distribution of sleepers is not possible, extreme hardship
would occur if statutory action was taken. In cases
of overcrowding found in houses where there are two or
more families action is always taken to abate overcrowding.