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APPENDIX 21
HOUSING STATISTICS
1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during 1968:
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health
or Housing Acts) 5,966
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 11,436
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were
ted and recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 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 62
(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 418
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
the Local Authority or their officers 339*
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year:
A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act 1957 —
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring
repairs 1
(2) 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 101
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal
notices —
73*
(a) By owners
(b) By local authority in default of owners -