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HOUSING
25
Closing Orders (underground rooms)
Number of rooms found to be unfit for habitation 28
Number closed or modified occupation approved 26
Number of Closing Orders determined 1
Slum Clearance
Number of houses included in representations under
Section 25 of the Housing Act 1936 37
Number of houses demolished following such action 16
Overcrowding
Number of families found to be living in overcrowded
conditions 93
Number of overcrowded families who have obtained
alternative accommodation 104
New Accommodation
Number of dwellings erected by the borough council
during the year 346
Byelaws in Respect of Houses Let in Lodgings
Number in Borough (Registered since 1946) 3
Number of inspections made 15
Number of notices served Nil
Number of prosecutions Nil
Number of complaints remedied Nil
Housing Accommodation—Medical Priority
During the year, 1,206 of the applications made to the Council for
rehousing were referred to me for consideration of additional points
on health grounds in accordance with the Council's Points Scheme.
I also made 168 recommendations for transfer on health grounds
in respect of applications received from tenants of Council's permanent
and requisitioned properties for the provision of more suitable
alternative accommodation.