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(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders 7
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
Total number of houses owned by the Local
Authority 947
Number of new houses built during 1938
(a) By the Local Authority 91
(b) By other bodies or persons 295
(4). Housing Act, 1936, Part IV.—Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at
end of year 24
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 25
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 172
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 7
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding
relieved during the year 43
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such
cases 302
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses
have again become overcrowded
after the Local Authority have taken steps
for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
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