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HOUSING.
The statistical statement relating to housing which is
required by the Ministry has been completed and will be
found on pages 14, 15 and 16 of the Report of the Medical
Officer of Health.
It will be seen that 177 houses were inspected under
the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925. Of these
houses twelve were found to be unfit for human habitation,
viz. :—
Bittoms Area 11 premises.
Acre Road 1 ,,
Each of these twelve houses was under consideration
for demolition in accordance with Section 19 of the Housing
Act, 1930, at the end of the year.
Of the total number (603) of dwelling houses inspected,
494 were found to be below the accepted standard and to
require action. It is satisfactory to be able to record that
452 houses were rendered fit during the year as the result
of informal action.
OVERCROWDING.
A special analysis of 176 housing inspection records has
produced interesting results. It can be said that legal
overcrowding is practically non-existent in the borough,
their being only four rooms overcrowded in the 176 houses.