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IV. HOUSING
Statistics.
I. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:-
(1)(a) Dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 10,524
(b) Inspections made for the above purpose 19,814
(2)(a) Dwelling houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 122
(b) No. of inspections made for the purpose 131
(5) No. of dwelling houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation -
(4) Dwelling houses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 5,585
II. Remedy of defects during the year without service
of formal Notices
Defective dwelling houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their officers 4,350
III. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-
(a) proceedings under Sections 9, 10, 11,
13 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936:(1)
Dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs -
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts
(1) Dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 1,235
(2) Dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:-
By owners 1,235
By Local Authority in default of owners
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing
Act, 1936:No.
of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 7
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