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Individual unfit houses and underground sleeping rooms received
further attention during the year, and the following additional Representations
were accordingly made:—
Individual Dwelling-Houses.
Number of houses. Approximate Population.
2 10
Parts of Buildings Separately Let.
Number. Approximate Population.
2 5
Underground Sleeping Rooms.
Number of Rooms. Approximate Population.
1 1
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health,
the following Table is appended:—
1. Unfit Dwelling-Houses.
Inspection—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 6509
(b) Number of inspections made 6612
(2) Number of dwelling-houses (included in (l) above)
which were inspected, and
(a) Recorded under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations,
1925 1587
(b) Number of inspections made for this purpose 1587
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 5
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those in (3)
found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation 2694
*2 Parts of houses separately let.
2 Individual houses.
1 Underground sleeping room.
2. 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 (on service of Intimation Notices) 2101