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Housing Act, 1957
During the year the following actions were taken:
Section 9 (Repair of insanitary houses)
Inspections -
Visits -
Section 16 (Individual unfit houses)
Inspections, Visits and Be-visits 1,135
Houses represented 17
Undertakings accepted -
Undertakings cancelled upon completion of work -
Section 17 (Individual unfit houses)
Closing Orders made 11
Demolition Orders made 2
Houses demolished 22
Section 18 (Parts of buildings including basement rooms)
Inspection , Visits and Revisits
(a) Basement Rooms 712
(b) Other parts of buildings 78
Bepresentations made
(a) Basement Booms 23
(b) Other parts of buildings 11
Closing Orders
(a) Basement rooms 21
(b) Other parts of buildings 8
Undertakings accepted (Basement Rooms) 2
Undertakings cancelled of part cancelled upon completion
of work (basement rooms) 4
Section 24 (Individual Unfit houses)
Demolition Orders revoked 1
Section 27
Closing Orders determined or part-determined upon completion of work in
respect of
(a) Whole houses 46
(b) Basement rooms 35
(c) Other parts of buildings 2
Section 90 (Houses let in lodgings -overcrowding)
Inspections and Revisits 2
Beports to Committee -
Overcrowding abated -
Section 42 (Clearance Areas)
Inspections 14
Be-visits 185