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It will be seen from the preceding table that 3,072
houses were inspected for housing defects, of which
1,593 were not in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation, and one was in a state so dangerous and
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation.
Of the 1,593 houses referred to, 1,349 were rendered
fit as a result of informal action by the Sanitary Inspectors,
and in 290 cases the service of Statutory
Notices was necessary. Of this latter number the
defects were remedied after the service of notices in
229 cases, and in the remainder the notices had not
been complied with up to the end of the year.
A Closing Order became operative on the 16th
July, 1926, under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925,
as the result of a notice by the Council and a counter
notice by the owners of No. 15, Campbell Street, but
the premises are still in occupation at the present time.
During the year it was found necessary for the
Council to order the demolition of seven houses in
Sotheron Road (Nos. 1 to 7). Closing Orders were
served on the owners as far back as October 1922, under
Section 17 of the Housing and Town Planning Act,
1909, and formal notices to quit were served on the
tenants, but on account of the difficulty of obtaining
alternative accommodation the houses were only
closed when they actually became vacant. All the
tenants had quitted the houses in 1926, when the last
three families were accommodated in the Borough
Council flats in Wyfold Road. Formal notices were
served on the owners under Section 14 of the Housing
Act, 1925, that the question of demolition would be
considered on the 29th March, 1926. Demolition
Orders were served on the 21st April, 1926, and the
demolition has since been completed.