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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of
formal notices:—
(a) By ownersNil
(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
1.—Proceedings under sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders
came operative Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders
became operative Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition
Orders Nil
38. HOUSING CONDITIONS.
(a) General Observations.—The total number of inhabited houses in the district
is 161,232 (including 1,049 shops), which, compared with the total of 10,965 at the
census of 1931, gives an indication of the growth of the town.
Of the total of 15,183 dwelling-houses, 1,361 are owned by the Council and
approximately 5,700 have been erected in the area by the London County Council
since the year 1929.
It is interesting to note that 1,699 houses have been purchased by occupiers
with assistance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act.
During the year 1932, no less than 392 temporary buildings were approved
for erection in the back gardens of dwelling-houses in the district.
In my Report for the year 1930, I said " With the advent of a large new population
to the district and the erection of so many new houses, the time appears to