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III.—Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under section 28 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c.,
Act, 1919.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit—
(a) by owners Nil.
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations
by owners of intention to close Nil.
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 4,039
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied—
(a) by owners 4,039
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners Nil.
C. Proceedings under sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town
Planning, &c., Act, 1909.
(1) Number of representations made with a view to the
making of Closing Orders Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having
been rendered fit 1
(4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
tion Orders were made Nil.
(5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil.
3.—Unhealthy Areas.
Areas represented to the Local authority with a view to Improvement
Schemes under (a), Part I, or (6), Part II, of the Act of 1890 :—-
(1) Name of area Nil.
(2) Acreage Nil.
(3) Number of working-class houses in area Nil.
(4) Number of working-class persons to be displaced Nil.
4.—Number of houses not complying with the building byelaws
erected with consent of Local Authority under section 25 of the Housing
Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919 Nil.
5.—Staff engaged on housing work, with briefly, the duties of each
officer. Eleven District Sanitary Inspectors devote as much time as
possible to housing work. The necessary assistance is afforded by the
Clerical Staff.