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B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 9
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners *9
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
C. Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act,
1936 :—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made 33
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders 12
D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 :—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made 34
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit —
*This number does not include 6 houses in regard to which notices
were served prior to 1937.
+Not including 136 houses concerning which notices were served
prior to 1937.
OVERCROWDING.
Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 382
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 382
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 2,292
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 55
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 215
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 1,694
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses
have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding Nil