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Total number of permanent dwellings in the borough 23,408
Total Problem
(1) Estimated number of houses unfit for
human habitation within the meaning of
section 9 of the Housing Repairs and Rents
Act, 1954, and suitable for action under
section 11 or 25 of the Housing Act, 1936 612
(2) Period in years which the Councils think
necessary for securing demolition of all the
houses in (1) 5
By By
Orders already made, etc. L.C.C. G.B.C.
(3) Number of houses in (1) in clearance
areas and already covered by operative
clearance or compulsory purchase orders or
owned by local authority. 82 21
(4) Number of houses already in clearance
areas for which clearance or compulsory
purchase orders have been submitted to the
Minister but have not yet become operative. Nil 56
Action in the first five years—
(5) Number of houses already in clearance
areas for which clearance or compulsory
purchase orders are to be made or which arc
to be purchased by agreement within 5 years. Nil Nil
(6) Number of houses to be included in
clearance areas still to be declared and
which within 5 years will be owned by the
local authority or will have been included in
a clearance order or a compulsory purchase
order submitted to the Minister. 335 118
(7) Number of houses under (3), (4), (5) and
(6) to be patched if necessary and retained
within the 5 years under section 2 of the
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 for
temporary accommodation. Nil Nil
(8) Number of houses under (3), (4), (5) and
(6) to be demolished in 5 years. 417 195
(9) Number of houses, including those
already comprised in operative demolition
orders, to be demolished in the 5 years as a
result of action under section 11 of the
Housing Act, 1936. Nil 3