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Individual Unfit Houses capable of being rendered
fit at reasonable expense.
During the year, 14 houses were represented as unfit for
human habitation but capable of repair at reasonable expense.
Informal action was taken for the repair of seven houses
and ten formal notices were served under the provisions of
Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936.
Three houses were made fit, two by the owners on informal
action and, one by the Council in default of the owner.
Individual Unfit Houses not capable of being rendered
fit at reasonable expense.
Representations were made during the year in relation to
16 houses which were not capable of being rendered fit at
reasonable expense. One house was demolished as a result of
action taken under the provisions of Section 11 of the Housing
Act, 1936.
One demolition order was made by the Council, and in one
case an undertaking by the owner to render a house fit for
habitation was accepted.
Parts of buildings used as dwellings not capable of
being rendered fit at reasonable expense.
There were five parts of buildings represented as unfit for
human habitation and not capable of being rendered fit at
reasonable expense. The Council made one closing order and
accepted one undertaking from an owner not to use the part of
premises concerned for human habitation.
Underground Rooms.
Seven underground rooms involving five houses were brought
to the notice of the Council by representation.
The Council made closing orders in respect of five of these
rooms and accepted an owner's undertaking not to use two
rooms for human habitation.
Review of Individual Houses, Parts of Premises and
Underground Rooms closed by Undertaking or Order
before the War.
All premises and parts of premises closed prior to the War,
were reviewed for the first time since 1939.
The number of premises involved were seven individual
houses, 16 parts of premises and 42 underground rooms.
It was found that of the seven individual houses, one had
been demolished, one rebuilt, two repaired and the remaining
three were unoccupied.