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SECTION D
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959
Number of new houses erected, rated and occupied during
the year:-
Permanent Houses,
London County Council 56
Chigwell Urban District Council 119
Private Owners 309
484
Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:-
1. (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defeots (under Public Health and Housing
Acts) 467
(b) Number of visits made for the purpose 581
2. (a) Number of dwelling houses (included in subhead
(l) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,1925 Nil
(b) Number of visits made for the purpose Nil
3. Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation 38
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 40
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 60
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