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2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
I.— Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 6,425
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District)
Regulations, 1910 415
(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-heading)found not to be
in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 385
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 2,214
III.— Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under section 28 of the Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act, 1919.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 31
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
dered fit—
(a) by owners 29
(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
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 15
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied—
(a) by owners 13
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners nil