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34.
SECTION E
KENT ACT. 1957
Certificates of Disrepair
One application was received during the year for a Certificate
and in this case the landlord gave an undertaking to carry out the
specified repairs.
Improvement Grants
During the year thirteen improvement grants were approved
by the Council, one of which was withdrawn at the applicant's
request. Twelve of these were Discretionary Grants and the other
was a Standard Grant, Ten grants were in respect of owner/occupier
houses and the remaining three tenanted houses.
HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1961
1, Number of houses erected during the year:-
(1) By the L.A. (permanent) Traditional
(including flats) 4o
(2) By private enterprise (including flats) 55
2, Inspection of dwellinghouses during the year:-
(1) (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 804
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 960
(2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses (included under
sub-head (l) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the housing Regulations 125
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 254
(3) Number of dvrellinghouses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation Nil
(4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subhead)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 139 :X:
:X: Note: This figure includes all houses where defects were
found, including those which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Acts, 1936 and 1957.