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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 10
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal notices:–
(a) By owners 10
(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 –
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders –
(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 –
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit –
G(4). Overcrowding (Housing Act 1936 Part IV).
(1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 1937 32
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 37
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 239½
(4) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year (Specific review cases) 5
(5) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 6
(6) Number of persons concerned in such cases 42½
(7) Number of cases in which dwellinghouses again
became overcrowded after action taken for the
abatement of overcrowding Nil
G(5). Eradication of Bed Bugs.
Complaints regarding infestation by Bed Bugs are followed
up by the Sanitary Inspectors who advise generally as to the
best means of eradication. The disinfestation of Council Houses
thus affected is undertaken by the Surveyor's Department.