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STATEMENT, REQUIRED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD, UNDER ARTICLE V. OF THE
HOUSING (INSPECTION OF DISTRICT) REGULATIONS, 1910, IN REGARD TO THE INSPECTION
OF DWELLING-HOUSES UNDER SECTION 17 (l) OF THE HOUSING, TOWN PLANNING, ETC.,
ACT, 1909.
Number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the purposes of the Section 973
Number of such dwelling-houses which were considered to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be
unfit for human habitation
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which representations were made to the local authority with a view to the
making of closing orders —
Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which closing orders were made by the local authority —
Number of dwelling-houses the defects in which were remedied without the making of closing orders 628
Number of dwelling-houses which, after the making of closing orders, were made fit for human habitation —
General character of the defects found to exist in the dwelling-houses inspected
*Excessive dampness of walls, due to either the decayed brickwork or the absence of any damp proof course, or both; defective floor
timbers and flooring; absence of impervious material over site; want of ventilation under floors; absence of or defective condition
of yard paving or defective drains and sanitary fittings.