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Inspection and Action taken under Statutory Powers
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) 2,657
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 4,745
(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 28
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 97
(3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation 28
(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 226
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
1959) 165
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
(a) Proceeding under Sections 9, 10 and 12, of the
Housing Act, 1957.
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) Proceeding under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which formal
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 16
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By Owners 17
(b) By Local Authority 4
4. Housing Act, 1957—Part IV (Oveercrowding)
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at the end of
the year 18
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 26
(3) Equivalent number of adults dwelling therein 114
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