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Housing Conditions—Statistics, 1929, Ministry of Health Table.
Area (in acres) 1,902.766
Population (census 1921) 249,738. Estimated 1929 241,800
General death-rate 13.6 per 1000
Death-rate from Tuberculosis 11 „ „
Infantile Mortality 88 per 1,000 births
No. of inhabited houses, 1921 38,461
No. of families or separate occupiers, 1921 55,832
Rateable value £1,739,206. Sum represented by 1d. rate £7,011
No. of dwelling houses of all classes 38,549
No. of working class dwelling houses 31,837
No. of houses erected during the year—
10 houses, 16 flats and a block of flats.
With State assistance under the Housing Acts by Local
Authority—3 flats.
I.—Inspection of dwelling houses.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects
(under Public Health or Housing Acts) 23,425
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 5,555
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state dangerous
or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation —
(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 12,087
II.—Retmedy 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 5,211
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 -