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(4) Dwellings found not to be in all respects reasonably
fit for habitation 1,174
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal
notices:-
Dwellings rendered fit in consequence of informal action
by the local authority or their officers 741
3. Action under statutory powers during the year:-
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 12 of the
Housing Act, 1957-
Dwellings in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs -
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts -
(1)Dwellings in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 1,171
(2) Dwellings in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices -
(i) By owners 582
(ii) By local authority in default of
owners 58
(c) Proceedings under Sections 16 and 23 of the Housing
Act, 1957 -
(1) Dwellings in respect of which Demolition Orders
were made 2
(2) Dwellings demolished in pursuance of Demolition
Orders 7
(d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act,
1957 -
(1) Separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made 141
(2) Closing Orders determined, the tenements or
rooms having been rendered fit 1
(e) Proceedings under Section 42 of Housing Act, 1957 -