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(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 referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to
be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 446
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 1950) .... 416
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 1
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 formal
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied
65
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 62
(b) By local authority in default of owners 5
4. Housing Act. 1936. Part IV [Overcrowding.).
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at the end of
the year 217
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 377
(3) Equivalent number of adults dwelling therein 1,483£
(b; Number of new cases reported during the year 54
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the
year 46
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 302½
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the local authority
have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding —
31