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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By Local Authority in default of Owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 11
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 7
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 2
(3) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936—
(a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(b) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders Nil
(4) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(a) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil
(b) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding:—
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at end of year 11
(2) Number of familes dwelling therein 12
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 594
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the
year 14
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the
year 17
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 87½
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have again
become overcrowded after the Local Authority has taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
Number of New Houses Erected during the Year:—
By the Local Authority 194
By other persons 60
Unfortunately there was again a decrease compared with
the preceding year in the number of houses inspected for
defects, with corresponding decreases in the number of houses
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