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Proceedings under Public Health Act.
(1) No. of houses in which respect notices were served
requiring defects to be remedied 52
(2) No. of houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(a) By Owner 47
(b) By Local Authority 0
Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of the Housing Act 1936.
(1) No. of houses in respect of which demolition
Orders were made 30
(2) No. of houses demolished in pursuance of
tion orders —
Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act 1936.
(1) No. of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made 1
(2) No. of separate tenements or undergrounds in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been made
fit —
E(6)c. Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act
1939.
The provisions regarding extortionate rents are administered
by the Senior Sanitary Inspector, and during the year
123 applicants have received advice and assistance. The
maximum permissible rent of houses brought under control by
the Act is the rent payable at 2nd September, 1939, subject
to certain permitted increases which are provided for by the
Act- There is however, no provision allowing for decontrol
on vacant possession by the landlord.
Appended below is a summary of the improvements
effected:—
(a) Rent reduced from 27/6 to 25/- and £13 returned by
owner to tenant.
The Demolition Orders referred to were made in respect
of the following dwellings:—
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, and 13, Victoria
Cottages.
29, and 31, Victoria Street.
33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, and 49, Victoria Street.
56 Picardy Road.
9, 11, 13, and 15,Heron Hill.
All the Orders are operative, and no appeals ensued.
The Closing Order referred to was in respect of the
following:—