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Section D—Housing.
New Houses.
No new houses were constructed during the year.
Council's Housing Scheme.
The dwellings in the ownership of the Council total 624 houses
and flats.
During the year sites were acquired in Culvers Avenue and on
the Clockhouse Farm Estate for housing purposes. The site in
Culvers Avenue was laid out and ready for the erection of 103 factorymade
temporary houses by the end of the year. In November
authorisation was received to acquire the land on the Clockhouse
Farm Estate, plans having already been prepared for approximately
140 houses on this site, which will be of the permanent type. Various
other small sites owned by the Council capable of accommodating
64 houses were appropriated for housing purposes, and arrangements
were made to acquire other small sites in private ownership. Only
a very small amount of land in the district is available for housing
development.
Inspection and Action Taken Under Statutory Powers.
1. Inspections of Dwelling Houses during the year.
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3327
H.A.—Nil. P.H.A.—3327
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 6290
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 —
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose —
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation —
(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those
ferred to under the preceding sub-head) found not
to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 473
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 (including houses inspected
during 1943) 369
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