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HOUSING STATISTICS 1969
1. REDEVELOPMENT.
10 houses were demolished during the year and redevelopment
of the cleared sites with permanent housing commenced.
2. NEW HOUSES.
327 new dwellings were erected during the year.
By the Chigwell Urban District Council 147
By private builders 180
3. INSPECTION OF DWELLING HOUSES.
1. (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for
housing defects (Under Public Health and Housing
Acts) 1,204
(b) Number of visits made for the purpose 3,371
2. Number of dwelling houses (included in subhead (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 51
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 104
4. RENT ACT, 1957.
1 application was received from the owner for
cancellation of a Certificate of Disrepair. The necessary
work having been carried out, the cancellation was approved.
5. REMEDY OF DEFECTS WITHOUT SERVICE OF FORMAL NOTICES:
Defects to dwelling houses remedied by informal action 135
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