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Housing Conditions—Statistics, 928,
Ministry of Health Table.
Area (in acres)
1,902.766
Population (census 1921) 249,738. Estimated 1928
244,000
General death-rate
11.7 per 1,000
Death-rate from Tuberculosis
1.13 „ „
Infantile Mortality
71 „ „
No. of inhabited houses, 1921
38,461
No. of families or separate occupiers, 1921
55,832
Rateable value £1,743,988. Sum represented by 1d. rate
£7,117
No. of dwelling houses of all classes
38,553
No. of working class dwelling houses
31,763
No. of houses erected during the year
331
With State assistance under the Housing Acts by Local
Authority
314
I.—Inspection of dwelling houses.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 25,671
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 6,544
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 2
(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 9,984
II.—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 4,133
III.—Action under statutory powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs —
(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 —