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Inspection and action taken under Statutory Powers.
I. Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year.
(1) (a) Total number of dwellings inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts 1264
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3516
(2) (a) Number of dwelling houses (included under sub-head
(1) above) which were inspected and recorded under
the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 to 1932 340
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1154
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 1
(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 219
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 local authority or their officers 275
(Including some houses inspected during 1938)
3. Action under Statutory Powers During the Year,
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10, and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936
Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs —
Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners —
(b) By local authority in default of owners
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 5
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 7
(Includes notice served in 1938)
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under Sections II and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which demolition
orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
demolition orders
45