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(iii) HOUSING STATISTICS.
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) 3,354
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 16,809
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 100
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,384
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —
(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 3,030
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 3,704*
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 78
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 110*
(b) By local authority in default of owners 7*
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 286
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 263*
(b) By local authority in default of owners —*
C. & D. No proceedings were taken under Sections 11, 12
and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936.
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV— Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 394
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 452
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 1,522
(6) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 199