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B. Informal action in respect of parts of buildings unfit for
human habitation.
(1) Number of instances of informal action initiated to secure
requirements of the Housing Acts and Regulat ions made
thereunder—
(a) in respect of underground rooms 12
(b) in respect of other parts of buildings 92
C.—Contravention of Closing Orders.
(1) Number of contraventions of Closing Orders reported Nil
(2) Number of legal proceedings instituted Nil
5. Housing Act, 1957- Part IV—Overcrowding.
(1) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the
year 4
(2) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 7
Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958
House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959
Housing Act, 1961
During 1962, a total of 61 applications for loans or grants under the
above Acts were received by the Council, relating to the improvement of
167 dwellings. Altogether, 528 visits were made by the public health
inspectors in connection with these applications.
Rent Act, 1957—Certificates of Disrepair
One application for a Certificate of Disrepair was received during 1962.
On receipt of the notice of the Council's intention to issue a Certificate, the
owner gave an undertaking to carry out the necessary works. Subsequently, after some of the works had been completed, the owner
sold the premises, which were then improved and modernised.
Land Charges Act, 1925
The number of enquiries dealt with and reported upon during 1962
was 2,937, relating to 7,793 properties. The number of properties to which
these enquiries related was 2,557 more than in 1961.
The enquiries concerned outstanding statutory or informal notices,
combined drainage orders, smoke control orders, applications for decontrol
under the Rent Restrictions Acts, and certificates of disrepair.