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HOUSING STATISTICS
1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses Inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 828
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 2,044
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under Sub -head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidation 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 31
(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 325
2. 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 424
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:
(i) by owners Nil
(ii) by local authority in default of owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 56
(2) Number 6f dwelling-houses in' which' defects were
remedied after service of formal notices
(i) by owners 32
(ii) by local authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act 1936:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made .. Nil
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