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Remedy of defects during the year without service of
formal notices
Defective dwelling houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the local
authority or their officers 1,537
Action under statutory powers during the year
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936:-
(i) Dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 94
(ii) Dwelling houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices 98
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:-
(i) Dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 3,309
(ii) Dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:-
(a) by owners 1,872
(b) by local authority in default of
owners -
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936:-
(i) Dwelling houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made 6
(ii) Dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of demolition orders
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing
Act, 1936:-
(i) Separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which closing orders were made 101
(ii) Separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which closing orders were
determined, the tenements or rooms having
been rendered fit 39
(iii) Separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which closing orders operate, but
where the Council consented during the year
to the use of the rooms for purposes other
than sleeping 98
The provision of new housing accommodation.

Slum Clearance.
Consideration was given to the question of a future