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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 Nil
(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 3
( i.) 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 448
(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 430
(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).
3. Overcrowding.
As stated in my Annual Report for 1944 the question of persons
living under overcrowded or other unsatisfactory conditions in the
Borough is one that must receive attention in the near future, but until
the housing problem as a whole has become less pressing little of
practical value can be done to remedy the bad general housing conditions
which are known to exist.