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HOUSING STATISTICS
1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the year:
(1) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 518
(2) Number of dwellinghouses (included under Sub-Head(l)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidation Regulations, 1925 Nil
(3) Number of dwellinghouses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 33
(4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in
all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 177
2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal Notices:
Number of defective dwellinghouses in which defects
were remedied in consequence of informal action by
the Local Authority or their officers 155
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year;
(a) Proceedings under Section 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwellinghouses 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 dwellinghouses in respect of which
notices served requiring defects to be remedied 22
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:
(i) by owners 28
(ii) by local authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 2
(2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders Nil
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