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(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices: —
(a) By owners 2,737
(b) By loca l Authority in default of owners 2
(b) Proceedings under Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of houses made fit after service of formal notices
(Sections 9, 10, 11 and 16): —
(a) By owners 8
(6) By local Authority in default of owners 1
(2) Houses demolished as a result of formal or informal procedure
under Section 11 2
(3) Houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking given by the
owners under Section 11 and still in force 1
(4) Parts of buildings closed by Closing Orders (Section 12): —
(a) Underground rooms 16
(b) Other rooms 35
(5) Undertakings not to use parts of buildings for human
habitation accepted: —
(a) Underground rooms Nil
(b) Other rooms 11
(6) Houses demolished under Section 25 2
(c) Proceedings under Housing Act, 1949: —
(1) Closing Orders made under Section 3 (1) Nil
(2) Demolition Orders determined and Closing Orders sub
stituted under Section 3 (2) Nil
(d) Proceedings under Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act, 1953: —
(1) Closing Orders made under Section 10 (1) 2
(2) Closing Orders determined Nil
(3) Closing Orders revoked and Demolition Orders made Nil
Underground Rooms Regulations
Revised Model Regulations for rooms to which Section
12(2) of the Housing Act, 1936, applies were received from the
Ministry of Housing and Local Government in June, 1954.
This revision was designed to bring the Regulations into line
with the new Model Building Byelaws and secure proper
economy in the use of materials and also to incorporate other
improvements.
The main differences between these and the existing
regulations concerned the prevention of dampness and minimum
window area. The Model Regulation relating to the prevention
of dampness, although not so specific as the existing regulation
(which required, where necessary, the provision of a dampproof
course) was nevertheless more comprehensive and its
adoption was accordingly recommended.