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The following statistics show the amount of work
carried out by the Public Health Department with regard
to housing : —
Housing Statistics, 1936.
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a)Total, including numbers given separately
under (£) 176
(b) With State assistance under the Housing
Acts :—
(i) By the Local Authority nil
(ii) By other persons or bodies nil
1. Insfection of Dwelling-houses during the year :—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses
spected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 519
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose (primary) 519
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included
under sub-head (1) above) which were
inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 333
(b) Number of inspections made for the
purpose (primary) 333
(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
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