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D.—Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing
Act, 1936:
(1) Number of separate tenements or
underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or
underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered
fit Nil
E.—Proceedings under section 148, Barking
Corporation Act, 1933:
Number of dustbins supplied by local
authority in default of owners 323
(2) HOUSING CONDITIONS.
(a) General Observations.—The total number of
inhabited houses in the district is 19,886 (including
1,332 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 18,554 dwelling-houses, 1,986 are
owned by the Council and nearly 7,500 have been
erected in the area by the London County Council
since the year 1929.
It is interesting to note than 2,282 houses have been
purchased by occupiers with assistance under the Small
Dwellings Acquisition Act.
During the year 1938, no less than 235 temporary
buildings were approved for erection in the back
gardens of dwelling-houses in the district.
I approve the shed now provided by the Corporation
for their tenants, but would be glad to see more care
exercised in its location at the rear of the houses.