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Clearance Area No. 9.
Eight buildings known as 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 and 31
Church Buildings, Church Road.
The occupiers of these houses will be rehoused in the Council
Housing Estate in Lewis Eoad.
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) 3360
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3622
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under
sub-head (l) above) which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 232
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 274
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health as
to be unfit for human habitation Nil
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of
those referred to under the preceding subhead)
found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 126
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 126
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
A. Proceedings under Sections 17, 18 and 33 of the Housing Act,
1930.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 4
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 3
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1