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Section D. Housing
No. of houses erected during 1948: 209 Council; 102 Private enterprise;
170 Cost of Works (rebuilds).
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) 1,177
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,386
VISITS
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under subhead
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925
and 1932 Nil
(b) Number of inspections 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 5
(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 185
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 403
3 Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1936:
(l) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 44
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 37
(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 123
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 87
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 36
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