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(ii) Dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices 1
(Work completed early in 1949 at a cost
of £1,166 19s. 0d.)
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts :—
(i) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 1,820
(ii) Dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices :—
(a) by owners 1,818
(b) by local authority in default of owners 2
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(i) Dwelling-houses in respect of which demolition
orders were made NIL
(ii) Dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
demolition orders NIL
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(i) Separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which closing orders were made 11
(ii) Separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which closing orders were determined
the tenements or rooms having been
rendered fit nil
The Provision of Housing Accommodation.
During the year, no less than 1,214 housing applications were
referred to my department for a Sanitary Inspector's report as to the
urgency of the case. These reports were supplied not only to our own
Housing Estates Department but also to the London County Council
and other Local Authorities, from whom enquiries were received. A
large number of housing applicants base their claims primarily on
insanitary conditions, and appropriate action is taken by the service of
sanitary notices where the complaints are well founded.
The Housing Estates Manager of the Council has supplied me with
the following information :—
(a) Total number of families rehoused by the Council from
1st January, 1941, to 31st December, 1948 2,161
(b) Total number of families housed during 1948 418
(c) Number of prefabricated dwellings 80
(id) Hutted camps.—I am glad to be able to report that at the end
of 1948 there were only two families in occupation of the
hutments at Primrose Hill and steps were in active progress
to ensure the early demolition of this camp. Three families
were still in occupation of the hutments at Lawn Road.
(e) Requisitioned Properties.—The Council hold 511 properties,
comprising 1,606 dwellings under requisition. 17 properties
comprising 68 dwellings are in the process of conversion.
During 1948, 305 extra dwellings were provided in requisitioned
properties.