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HOUSING.
Number of Houses erected during the Year.
By private enterprise—6 houses, 170 flats.
Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year.
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 3,695
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 15.548
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under
head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded
under the Housing Consolidated Regulations,
1925 and 1932 1,109
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,805
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 2
(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 .. 2,359
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 1,827
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 331
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners †364
(b) By local authority in default of owners 5
† Including premises in respect of which notices were served in 1937.