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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 373
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners †232
(b) By local authority in default of owners 19
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts: —
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 7
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 4
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
C. Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act.
1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made 34
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders 23
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 52
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit —
+ Not including 118 houses concerning which notices were served
prior to 1938.
OVERCROWDING.
Housing Act, 1936— Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 301
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 301
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 1,905
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 53
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 118
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 649
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses
have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding Nil