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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 22
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners 21
(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 20
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders 16
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 underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or
room having been rendered fit —
4. Housing Act, 1935. Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 111
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 116
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 849
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 40
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 13
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 78
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses
have again become overcrowded after
the Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding -
ACTION UNDER THE 1930 HOUSING ACT.
Section 1.
In last year's report it was mentioned that in the returns made
by the three former Councils there were no proposals for dealing
with properties as Clearance Areas or Improvement Areas, but that