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(b) Action under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the
Housing Act, 1957:-
(i) Dwelling houses in respect of which
notices under Section 9 were served
requiring repairs 3
(ii) Dwelling houses which were rendered fit by
owners under Section 9 6
(iii) Dwelling houses rendered fit by the
Council in default of owners 2
(c) Action under Sections 16, 17 and 23 of the
Housing Act, 1957:-
(i) Dwelling houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made 4
(ii) Dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of demolition orders 6
(iii) Dwelling houses in respect of which
closing orders, in lieu of demolition
orders, were made 1
(iv) Dwelling houses in respect of which
undertakings were accepted from owner to
render premises fit for habitation Nil
(v) Dwelling houses rendered fit for
habitation by owners and closing order
determined Nil
(d) Action under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957:-
(i) Separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which closing orders
were made 38 (91 rooms)
(ii) Separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which closing orders were
determined, the tenements or rooms
having been rendered fit 58 (113 rooms)
(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 22 (39 rooms)
(iv) Separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which the Council accepted
undertakings from owners to render fit
within specified time 8 (19 rooms)
(v) Undertakings cancelled 4 (7 rooms)
(e) Housing Act, 1957, Part IV - Overcrowding:-
(i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end No reliable
of year estimate.
(ii) Number of new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 130 (503 units)
(iii) Number of cases of overcrowding
relieved during the year 170 (691 units)
(iv) Number of cases in which dwelling
houses have again become overcrowded
after the local authority have taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
Note: Units means the number of equivalent persons in the
families obtained by regarding children between 1
and 10 years of age as "half-persons" and disregarding
infants under the age of 12 months.