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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954.
There was a continued lack of use of this Act by tenants in
applying for certificates of disrepair and it may well be that
working-class property in this area is in a good state of repair.
Owners have taken advantage of the relevant sections of the
Act by applying for and receiving grants to enable their properties
to be improved and so comply with modern conditions. During
the year approval was given to grants totalling £6.819 involving
improvement or conversion of thirty properties.
Housing Statistics for the year 1956.
Total number of valuation assessments, houses and flats, at
31st March, 1956 19,768
I. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year: —
1. (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) ... 516
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,095
2. (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head 1
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose .... —
3. Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 7
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 344
II. 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 627
Number of dwelling-houses demolished during the year: —
CLEARANCE AREAS—(Housing Act, 1936, and Housing
Repairs and Rents Act, 1954)—
Number of dwelling-houses demolished during the year Nil
HOUSES NOT INCLUDED IN CLEARANCE AREAS—
Housing Act, 1936: —
(a) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal
procedure (Section II)
(b) Parts of building closed (Section 12)