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Housing.—A Demolition Order was made under Section 11
of the Housing Act, 1936, with respect to one house. Two other
houses were represented as unfit for human habitation but in
respect of one the owner submitted a proposal for its reconditioning
which was accepted by the Council ; the owner of the other gave
an undertaking that it should not be used for human habitation.
Altogether 108 houses have been represented as unfit for human
habitation since 1930 when the five years' plan was drawn up,
27 more than were originally estimated. Arising out of these
representations there were 64 demolition orders, 24 undertakings
from owners not to re-let the houses for human habitation and
19 houses re-conditioned. In respect of one other house the owner
.submitted a plan for reconditioning which was accepted by the
Council, but the work had not been carried out by the end of the
year. Six other houses were voluntarily demolished prior to
definite action being taken by the Council.
Housing Act, 1936.—It was estimated that it would be
necessary to measure 12,000 houses in addition to those measured
during the survey carried out under the Housing Act, 1935, in
order that certificates giving the permitted numbers could be issued
to landlords and up to the end of 1936 as man}' as 7,206 houses
had been measured. During 1937 a further 5,866 houses were
measured making a total of 12, 962, but only 6,585 certificates were
applied for and issued.