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(2) Remedy of defects during the year without Service
of formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by Local
Authority or their Officers 140
(3) Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
Statutory Notices under Housing or Public Health
Acts 6
Number of houses in which defects were remedied
after serving of formal notices :—
(a) By Owners 6
(b) By Local Authority in default of
Owners Nil
Proceedings under Housing Act, 1936 :—
(a) Demolition Orders made under Section
11 2
(b) Parts of buildings closed under Section
12 2
(c) Houses demolished
(i) in pursuance of Demolition Orders
(ii) by agreement with Owner ... 1
(4) Action under Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act, 1953.
Number of houses closed
(5) Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding.
Whilst it is known from the particulars supplied by
housing applicants that overcrowding does exist, it is impossible
to state the extent of such overcrowding.
Total number of houses owned by local authority 2,235
Number of houses built during year :—
(a) by the Local Authority 211
(b) by other bodies or persons 110
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
The Metropolitan Water Board is the supplying
authority.
The supply to the Crayford district is a mixture of water
from Crayford, Dartford, Darenth, Wansunt and Wilmington
wells. All the water is chlorinated on the works, but, any
excess remaining after a period of contact is removed completely
before the water is passed into supply.
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