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HOUSING
STATISTICS RELATING TO HOUSES
Public Health (London) Act, 1936
Number of houses inspected on account of complaints or
illness 6,555
Re-inspections 13,798
Number of statutory notices served :
Intimation notices 942
Nuisance notices 314
Number of houses in which nuisances were abated 1,113
The number of cases referred to the Solicitor for legal
action during 1964 was 45
The following is a summary of Police Court Proceedings :
Number of summonses served 21
„ „ „ withdrawn 9
„ „ „ adjourned 4
„ „ Orders made for abatement of nuisances 8
Housing Acts, 1936 and 1957
Clearance of Unfit Houses :
Number of houses included in representations under
Section 157 of the Housing Act, 1957 9
Number of houses included in declared Clearance Areas
under Section 42 of the Housing Act, 1957 9
Number of houses demolished following action under
Section 42 of the Housing Act, 1957 18
Number of houses demolished following action under
Section 43(2) of the Housing Act, 1957 Nil
Demolition Orders:
Number of Demolition Orders made under Section 17(1)
of the Housing Act, 1957 1
Number of houses demolished as a result of formal or
informal procedure under Section 17(1) of the Housing
Act, 1957 Nil
Closing Orders:
Number of Closing Orders made on houses under
Section 17(1) of the Housing Act, 1957 1
Number of houses closed in pursuance of an undertaking
given by the owner under Section 16(4) of the
Housing Act, 1957 1
Number of Closing Orders made on parts of buildings
under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957 10
Number of undertakings given by owners to close parts
of buildings under Section 16(4) of the Housing Act.
1957 1
Number of Closing Orders determined under Section 27
of the Housing Act, 1957 1