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HOUSING INSPECTION.
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) 1,293
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,251
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations 20
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 86
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 2
(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 810
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 657
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1936 :—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 23
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners 16
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 60
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners 43
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 11
C. Proceedings under Sections 11, 12, and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936
Complaints.
During the year 1,957 complaints were investigated by the Sanitary
Inspectors. Of these 521 arose from blocked or defective sewers or
drains, 60 from accumulations of rubbish and 46 from nuisances from
animals or birds. 478 related to housing defects of which 141 were