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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 23
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners 22
(b) By local authority in default of
owners —
C. Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the
Housing Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made 17
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders 7
D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or
ground rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made —
(2) Number of separate tenements or
ground rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or
room having been rendered fit —
ACTION UNDER THE 1930 HOUSING ACT.
Particulars of the returns made by the three former councils
of the properties which it was anticipated would be considered
for demolition were included in the Annual Report for the year
1934, there being no proposals for Clearance Areas or Improvement
Areas but a number of properties to be dealt with under Section 19.
The following properties were, during the year, the subject
of action under Section 19, demolition orders being made in respect
of most and an undertaking being received in respect of one that
the house would not be used for human habitation:- Peel Cottage,
Peel Road; Nos. 1 to 6, Barters Cottages, Rickmansworth Road;
Forge Cottage, Kenton Lane; No. 9, Greenford Road; Nos. 1 to 8,
Waldron's Yard.
In December the Council agreed to the principle of rehousing
persons displaced as a result of demolition orders made under the
Housing Acts in cases where economic hardship exists.
The following is a summary of action taken during the year