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B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 68
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notice :—
(a) by Owners 51
(b) by Local Authority in default of
Owners —
C.—Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the
Housing Act, 1930 :
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 15
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
ance of Demolition Orders —
(3) Number of houses concerning which action has
been taken by the Local Authority under
Section 19, and with respect to which owners
have given an undertaking that they will not
be used for human habitation —
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 —
During the year a total of 2,181 new houses were built in
the Borough by private enterprise. Eighty-four houses were in
course of construction by the Town Council, but none were completed
by the end of the year.