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(c) Proceedings under Sections 17 and 23 of the
Housing Act, 1957—
(i) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made Nil
(ii) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders 1
(d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing
Act, 1957—
(i) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil
(ii) 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, 1957 — Part IV — Overcrowding
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the
end of the year Nil
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein Nil
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein Nil
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 2
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 2
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 11
(d) Particulars of any case in which dwelling houses
in respect of which the Local Authority have
taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding
have again become overcrowded Nil
Number of New Houses erected during the year
By the Local Authority 18
By other persons 120
Slum Clearance is at the present time one of the first priorities
of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, but this problem
is mainly concentrated in the larger cities and towns in industrial
areas and has little or no relevance to a district such as
Coulsdon and Purley.
Last year's report summarised the action that had been taken
in pursuance of the Council's five year programme for dealing with
unfit houses in the district, but only one of the remaining houses to
be demolished was, in fact, cleared. One further house was represented
as unfit and not capable of being made fit at a reasonable
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