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Total No. of houses in the
Borough (Census 1931) 23,583
No. of houses occupied by the
working classes 23,000
(approx.)
No. of
houses
inspected
(а) On account of
complaints or
illness (P.H.
Act) 6,986
(b) House-to-house
Housing Consolidated
Regulations,
1925 2,966
No. of
notices
served
(а) Under P.H. Act:
(i) Intimation 5,299
(ii) Statutory 2,039
(b) Under Housing
Act 2
No. of houses repaired or
nuisances remedied under P.H.
Act, 1891 4,997
No. of houses ,
repaired under
Sec. 17 of
Housing Act,
1930
(a) By owners —
(b) By L.A. in
default of
owners 2
Underground Rooms.
No. illegally occupied (brought
to notice during the year) 9
Approximate total in Borough 87
No. closed or illegal occupation
discontinued 6*
* 1 in 1935.
No. of houses closed on notice by
owner that they could not be
made fit —
No. of
houses
for the
working
classes
(а) Erected during
year 117
(b) In course of
tion 98
No. of representations by Medical
Officer or other person 12*
No. of houses included in such
representations 284*
No. of closing Orders made 2*
* 2 Underground rooms.
No. of Closing Orders determined
(i.e., Houses made fit) Nil.
No. of Demolition Orders 1
No. of
houses
demolished
(а) In
ance of
Orders
(b) Voluntarily
110
(proceeding)
Overcrowding.
No of cases of overcrowding
found 37
No. remedied 25
No. of prosecutions —
Houses Let in Lodgings.
No. in Borough 242 No. inspections 1,528 No. prosecutions 2