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APPENDIX.
HOUSING CONDITIONS.
Year ended 31st December, 1921.
1.—GENERAL.
(1) Estimated population 159,400
(2) General death-rate 11.7
(3) Death-rate from tuberculosis 1.08
(4) Infantile mortality 83
(5) Number of dwelling-houses of all classes:—
Undivided private houses 17,486
Structurally divided private houses 862
Blocks of flats, tenements, etc. 601
Shops with dwelling-house above 1,682
(6) Number of new working-class houses erected 7
2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
I.—Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 3,233
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected
and recorded under the Housing (Inspection
of District) Regulations, 1910 347
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a
state so dangerous or injurious to health as to
be unfit for human habitation 7
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those
referred to under the preceding sub-heading)
found not to be in all respects reasonably fit
for human habitation 2,488