3. In the second suburb, four stands were found to be on the list even though no buildings had been destroyed there. On one stand, there were only children who were uneasy about answering questions; on another, the landlord demanded a police clearance for the questioning exercise; one address turned out not to be traceable. 4. A total of 56 stands were included from this suburb and 7 excluded. An overall total of 89 stands was therefore included in the survey, constituting 10% of the number of properties alleged to have had demolitions in these two suburbs (886). Findings 90 The buildings demolished Number and facilities of destroyed structures • On 62 stands, one “illegal” building had been destroyed; on 27 stands, either 2 or 3 “illegal” buildings had been destroyed. o A total of 119 buildings were destroyed on 89 stands • 83 destroyed buildings had one room each: the others had from 2 to 6 rooms each. • A total of 178 rooms were destroyed on the 89 stands. Prior to demolitions o 171 rooms had been housing people: 96 % o 6 rooms had been used for storage: 3,3 % o 1 room was partially constructed: • • • • Mean age of buildings destroyed: Age range of buildings destroyed: Average size of demolished rooms: Median size: 10 years up to 33 years 9,2 sqm 91 9 sqm (built in 1995) (built 1972 - 2005) Quality of buildings destroyed • 155 rooms were brick/mortar under corrugated asbestos/iron roof • 1 room had corrugated iron sides and roof • 7 rooms were pole and mud under corrugated iron roofs • 15 rooms – no longer know what materials were used. • • • All rooms had access to municipal water through the main house or from a standing tap outside All rooms had access to an outside toilet connected to the municipal sewerage. 153 rooms had electricity: 15 rooms – no longer known o 10 rooms are known not to have had electricity: 6 of these were used for storage 87% of rooms destroyed were therefore high quality living spaces, built out of brick and mortar and with access to clean water and safe ablutions.92 90 91 The figures here are a summary of the combined suburb findings. Taken on 155 rooms where size was known. In 23 cases original size could not be established. 39