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2. Proceedings under Public Health Act, 1936 :
(a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 41
(b) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices :
(i) by owners 35
(ii) by Local Authority in default of owners
(iii) partly complied with but not yet complete . .
3. Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of the Housing Act,
1936 :
(a) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made or Undertakings
given 10
(b) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders .. .. .. .. 3
4. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936
(a) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made
(b) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered
fit
5. Proceedings under Section 25 of the Housing Act, 1936 :
(a) Number of Clearance Areas declared .. .. 1
(b) Number of unfit dwellings included in Clearance
Areas 15
(cj Number of unfit dwellings in Clearance Areas
demolished .15
6. Proceedings under Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act, 1953 :
Closing Orders made under Section 10(1) .. .. 2
Overcrowding.
Thirty cases of overcrowding were abated during the year
and twenty new cases were discovered, making a net decrease of
ten in the number of cases still to be dealt with. It is interesting to
note that the average number of occupants for each house in the
district is now 3.60, the same as in 1940. The maximum figure
recorded was 4.02 in 1947, since when there has been a slight fall
every year.
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