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84 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 740
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 545
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners Nil
C.—Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 3
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 5
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having
been rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1935—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the
end of the year 1,524
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 1,524
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 9,776
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 297
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 574
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 3,305