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(B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts: —
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 454
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices : —
(a) By owners 296
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
(C) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936: —
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling - houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
(D) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were made 7
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders
were determined, the tenement or room
having been rendered fit Nil
Housing Act, 1936.—Overcrowding :—
(a).— (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year 343
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 343
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 2,424
(b).—Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the
year 94
(c).—(i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 277
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 1,043
Unfit Houses dealt with as Clearance Areas.
During the year seven Clearance Orders were made by the
Council and submitted to the Ministry of Health for confirmation.
After holding public inquiries all the Orders were confirmed without