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During 1913, 24 houses were dealt with by Closing
Orders, and of these, 13 have since been demolished, and
11 have been or are being rendered fit for human habitation.
In connection with the closing of houses under the
Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909, a total of 1)4
dwelling houses within the Borough have been represented
by the Medical Officer of Health as being unfit for human
habitation from the time the Act came into force (December
3rd, 1909) until the end of 1913, and Closing Orders have
been made by the Borough Council, as the Local Authority,
in connection therewith under Section 17 of the Act, with
the result that:—
(a) 69 houses have been closed and since demolished;
(b) 25 houses have been, or are in process of being,
rendered fit for human habitation (22 houses
completed).
In addition to the houses mentioned above, 27 houses
have been dealt with under Section 15 of the Act, and
voluntarily closed and since demolished by the owners.
Comparison may be made with similar work (closure of
dwelling houses) carried out under the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, Section 32, from the date
upon which it came into force (viz.: August 18th, 1890)
up to the introduction of the Housing, Town Planning, &c,
Act, 1909,—a period of 19 years—during which a total of
3.5 houses were dealt with by notices served by the late
Vestry and the present Borough Council, under Section 32
of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, on the
representation of the Medical Officer of Health that such
dwelling houses were unfit for human habitation, viz.:—
(a) 1891 to 1900 (10 years)—old Vestry 337
(b) 1901 to 1909 (9 years)—Borough Council 48
Total 385