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HOUSING STATISTICS 1967
1. REDEVELOPMENT.
40 houses were demolished during the year and redevelopment
of the cleared sites with permanent housing commenced.
2. New HOUSES.
187 new dwellings were erected during the year.
By the Chigwell Urban District Council 33
By private builders 154
3. INSPECTION OF DWELLING HOUSES.
1. (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (Under Public Health and Housing
Acts) 1,680
(b) Number of visits made for the purpose 3,124
2. Number of dwelling houses (included in subhead (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 383
3. Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit
for human habitation 3
4. Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding subhead) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 97
4. RENT ACT, 1957
1 application was received for a Certificate of
Disrepair during the year.
5. REMEDY OF DEFECTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF FORMAL NOTICES:
Defects to dwelling houses remedied by informal action 90
6. ACTION UNDER STATUTORY POWERS:
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9,10,12 and 16 of Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit
after service of Formal Notice Nil
(b)
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