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(b) Proceedings under the Public Health Act.
(1) No. of houses (dwelling) in which respect
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 83
(2) No. of dwelling houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:
(a) By owner 74
(b) By local authority 0
(c) Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act 1936.
(1) No. of dwelling houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made 2
(2) No. of houses demolished in pursuance of
demolition orders 0
(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
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect if which closing
orders were determined, the tenement or
room having been made fit 0
The Demolition orders referred to in (c) (1) were made
in respect to:—
16, Lessness Park, Belvedere.
193, Lower Road, Belvedere.
The Closing orders referred to in (d) (1) above were
made in respect to:—
Ground floor flat 190 West Street, Erith.
First floor flat 190 West Street, Erith.
E (6)c. The Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Act,
1939.
The provisions regarding extortionate rents, etc. are
administered by the Senior Sanitary Inspector and during the
year 1948, 88 applicants sought advice and assistance. The
maximum rent of houses brought under control by this 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 for de-control on vacant possession
by the landlord.