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B.— Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to
be remedied 13
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(а) By owners 13
(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
1937, in pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil.
D.— Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act,
1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or
ground rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil.
(2) Number of separate tenements or
ground rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or
room having been rendered fit Nil.
In last year's Annual Report full particulars were given of
the Survey which the local authority had to undertake under the
Housing Act of 1935. Two Surveys were carried out—Survey A,
or the preliminary survey, and Survey B, in which measurements
were made of the two classes in Survey A which were found to be
definitely overcrowded and of those which were possibly overcrowded.
Survey A was commenced on November 25th, 1935, and
completed by January 4th, 1936. In this survey, 316 lettings were
found to be definitely overcrowded, and 1,362 possibly overcrowded,
out of 16,943 inspected. Survey B was completed before the end