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28 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1955
Closing Orders (underground rooms)
Number of rooms found to be unfit for habitation 26
Number closed or modified occupation approved 23
Number of Closing Orders determined 2
Slum Clearance
Number of houses included in representations under
Section 25 of the Housing Act 1936 77
Number of houses demolished following such action 23
Overcrowding
Number of families found to be living in overcrowded
conditions 78
Number of overcrowded families who have obtained
alternative accommodation 35
New Accommodation
Number of dwellings erected by the borough council
during the year 408
The Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
During the year 191 applications were received for Certificates of
Disrepair and were dealt with as follows:
(a) One hundred and sixty-eight Certificates of Disrepair were
granted;
(b) One Application was withdrawn at the request of the tenant;
(c) Twenty-two Applications were not granted as the premises
were found to be in good repair and reasonably suitable for
occupation;
One hundred and seventy Applications were received for revocation
of Certificates of Disrepair and these were granted.