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HOUSING, 1929. STATISTICS.
Number of New Dwelling Houses erected during the Year 1929.
(а) Total (including numbers given separately under (b) 41 and 17 Flats
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts—
(1) By the Local Authority Nil
(2) By other bodies or persons 58
1. Unfit Dwelling Houses:—
Inspection—
(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 7,411
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 970
(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
(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 5,733
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 304
3. Action under Statutory Powers:—
(а) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 Nil
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices—
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders
became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of
intention to close Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which statutory
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 1,923
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices—
(a) By owners 1,923
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14, and 15 of the Housing Act,
1925—
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the making
of Closing Orders Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders
were made Nil
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Closing Orders
were determined Nil
(4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil