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(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 5
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 40
2—Remedy of Defects during the Year without
Service of formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or
their officers 4,246
3—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year.
A.—Proceedings under Sections 17, 18, and 23 of the Housing
Act, 1930.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 145
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices—
(a) By owners 11
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 165
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices—
(a) By owners 130
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners
C.—Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing\Act, 1930.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders
D.—Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930.
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made 16
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit 2
Housing Act, 1935. Survey of Overcrowding.
(a) The survey of overcrowding undertaken by the Council in
accordance with the provisions of the Housing Act, 1935, was
completed by the middle of January, 1936. The original estimate