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(ii) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
sub-head (1) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 and 1932 Ni
(b) Number of re-inspections made under the
Regulations Nil
(iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation Nil
(iv) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-heading)
found not to be in all respects reasonably fit
for human habitation 541
(II) 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 509
(III) Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
No proceedings were taken under any of the following Statutory
Powers during the year:—
(a)—Sec. 9, 11, 10 and 16, Housing Act, 1936—(Repair of
dwelling-houses).
(b)—Sec. 13, Housing Act, 1936—(Demolition Order).
(c)—Sec. 12, Housing Act, 1936—(Closing Order, underground
rooms).
OVERCROWDING.
The question of persons living in overcrowded or other unsatisfactory
conditions in the borough is one that must receive attention
in the near future. Unquestionably many such cases exist, the position
having been brought about by war-time conditions. The true
position, however, can only be ascertained by a survey of the borough
similar to that carried out under the Housing Act, 1935.