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D.—Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made 1
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or
room having been rendered fit
4. Housing Act, 1936. Overcrowding:
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 20
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 21
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 111
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 5
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 12
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 63
OTHER HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
CLOSING OF BASEMENT ROOMS.—No. 15, Pemberton
Road.-—The owner of this dwelling gave a written undertaking not
to use the basement rooms as living or sleeping rooms, owing to
their dark and damp condition.
FAMILIES RE-HOUSED BY THE COUNCIL.—The
Council re-housed 95 families, representing 410 persons, from
various roads in the Borough.