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(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 5
(b) Number of unfit dwellings included
in Clearance Areas 17
(c) Number of unfit dwellings in Clearance
Areas demolished 14
(6) Proceedings under Local Government (Miscell–
aneous Provisions) Act. 953
(a) Closing Orders made under Section 10(1) 4
(b) Number of dwellings closed 3
Overcrowding.
At the end of the year 30 dwellings were overcrowded,
i.e. 0.16% of the total dwellings in the district.
The average number of occupants for each inhabited house
in the district is the same as last year 3.50. the lowest
since 1939 when the figure was 3.44. This figure, together
with those given in the previous paragraph, shows that over
crowding is not a serious problem in the district.
Improvement Grants.
Although in most instances the Council have made
maximum grants of 50% the provisions of the Housing Act,
1949, for Improvement Grants have created little interest
in he district. During the year only two applications were
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