asked the Minister for the Environment the number of houses in the country with (1) tapped water supply within building (2) tapped water supply outside building (3) no tapped supply to building (4) toilet or drycloset (5) no toilet, and (6) the total housing stock in each of the years 1961, 1966, 1971 and 1976.
Written Answers. - Water Supplies.
346.
Information in the form requested was not collected in the 1966 Census and there was no census in 1976. The information is not, there-fore, available for these years.
Following is the information:
From the 1961 and 1971 censuses.
|
Heading |
1961 |
1971 |
|
1. Tapped water supply within building |
386,856 |
435,256 |
|
2. Tapped water supply outside building |
35,824 |
|
|
3. No tapped supply to building |
289,546 |
154,219 |
|
4. Toilet or dry closet |
439,125 |
586,133 |
|
5. No toilet |
237,277 |
140,230 |
|
6. Total Housing Stock |
676,402 |
726,363 |