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D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit
*This number does not include 41 houses in regard to which
notices were served in 1934 and complied with in 1935.
† Not including 45 houses concerning which notices were served
in 1934 and complied with in 1935.
OVERCROWDING.
During- 1935 overcrowding was abated in 49 families.
The Housing Act, 1935, required a survey to be made to
discover the amount of overcrowding. This survey was carried
out in the latter part of the year and early in 1936.
66,397 families were investigated, and 610 families containing
3,501½ persons were found to be overcrowded.
This Act made considerable changes in the method of dealing
with overcrowding.