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Dustbins provided 77
Fireplaces repaired 141
Filthy condition of premises remedied 9
Floors repaired 231
Gullies repaired 27
Plaster to walls and ceilings repaired 857
Sashframes and sashcords repaired 205
Public sewers repaired 7
Sinks provided 9
Sink waste pipes repaired 65
Soil pipes repaired 22
Stairs repaired 26
External walls repaired 26
W.C.s repaired 119
W.C. cisterns and fittings provided 162
W.C. accommodation provided 8
Yard paving repaired 40
Other works carried out 593
Housing Statistics.
I. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year.
1. (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 2,851
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 8,155
2. (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head
(1) above) which were inspected under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations, 1925 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 4
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 1,331
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 1,278
III. Action under statutory powers during the year.
A.—Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Acts, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
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