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which notices were served requiring repairs —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners —
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners 1
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 5
(2) Number rendered fit:
(a) By owners 3
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners —
C. Proceedings under Section 17 of the Housing Act,
1957:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders —
Housing Act, 1957—Overcrowding
(a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of 1960 29
Number of families dwelling therein 31
Number of persons involved 113 adults, 27 children
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported 14
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved 28
(ii) Number of persons concerned 91 adults, 44 children
There were no cases in which dwelling-houses in respect of
which the local authority had taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding
had again become overcrowded.
Housing Act, 1957, Part III-— Slum Clearance
The five-year slum clearance programme submitted to the Ministry
of Housing and Local Government was almost completed at the
end of the year, all the houses having been represented to the Council
the previous year.
The particulars with regard to the five areas outstanding at the
beginning of the year are as follows:—
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