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D.—Proceedings under Sections 18 and 27 of the Housing Act,
1957
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made 41
(132 rooms)
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit 5
(14 rooms)
4. Parts of buildings unfit for human habitation
A.—Formal action in respect of parts of buildings unfit for
human habitation
(1) (a) Number of basements represented for closure 23
(67 rooms)
(b) Number of Closing Orders made in respect of
ground rooms 24
(69 rooms)
(c) Number of undertakings accepted in lieu of Closing
Orders in respect of underground rooms Nil
(2) (a) Number of other parts of buildings represented for
closure 22
(88 rooms)
(6) Number of Closing Orders made in respect of other
parts of buildings 17
(63 rooms)
(c) Number of undertakings accepted in lieu of Closing
Orders in respect of other parts of buildings 1
(11 rooms)
(3) (a) Number of specifications submitted in respect of
proposed works to parts of buildings subject to
Closing Orders 16
(b) Number of specifications approved 16
(4) (a) Number of Closing Orders determined in respect of
underground rooms 4
(11 rooms)
(b) Number of Closing Orders determined in respect of
other parts of buildings 1
(3 rooms)
(5) (a) Number of applications made for modification of
Closing Orders to permit approved use 7
(15 rooms)
(b) Number of applications approved 7
(15 rooms)