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(d) Action under Section 25 of the Housing
Act, 1936:-
(i) Number of areas represented to Council
for clearance 5
(ii) Number of dwellings in such areas 61
(iii) Approximate number of persons to be
displaced 118
(e) Action under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936:-
(i) Number of Intimation Notices served
requiring defects to be remedied 2,364
(ii) Number of Statutory Notices served 1,066
(iii) Number of Summonses issued 232
Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts
Seventeen applications by occupiers were made to the
Council during the year for certificates of unfitness
for habitation under these Acts and sixteen were granted.
In the remaining case, the applicant moved away before
the certificate could be issued.
The provision of new housing accommodation

Other schemes for building are in various stages of
preparation.
Slum Clearance
The question of slum clearance in London as a whole has
been under consideration by the appropriate Government
Departments, the London County Council and the Metropolitan
Boroughs Standing Joint Committee. A limited programme
has been possible subject to the Council being fully
satisfied on the following points before proceeding with
action for the demolition of houses
(i) That the conditions of the houses are such
that they constitute a danger to life and limb
and to the health of the occupants and that
even in the present shortage of housing
accommodation they should no longer be occupied.
(ii) That the necessary rehousing accommodation
can be provided as part of the Council's housing
programme and that any necessary priority in
the selection of tenants for their dwellings
can be given to the displaced persons.