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HOUSING STATISTICS
1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the years
(1) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 998
(2) Number of dwellinghouses (included under Sub-Head (1)
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 21
(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 313
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 178
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the years:
(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 26
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:
(i) by owners 20
(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 1
(2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 4
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