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SECTION D—HOUSING.
Housing Statistics for the Year 1956.
1. Number of dwellings owned by the Local Authority:-
Number of Houses 1440
Number of Flats 400
1840
2. Unfit Houses.
(I) Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:—
(i) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 892
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose 2181
(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 68
(b) Number of re-inspections made under the
Regulations 154
(iii) Number of dwelling houses found to be in
a state so dangerous or injurious to health
as to be unfit for human habitation 10
(iv) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subheading)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 318
(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 (including cases outstanding from
the previous year) 294