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(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 1,986
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 10,074
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation *150
* 147 of these were dealt with under Part 1, Housing Act, 1936, and
3 were dealt with as individual houses or tenements.
(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 2,934
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 2,464
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 432
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
dered fit after service of formal notices:—
(a.) By owners †344
(b) By local authority in default of
owners 12
†Including premises in respect of which notices were served in 1936.