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SECTION D
HOUSING.
Number of New Houses erected during the year.
(i) By the Local Authority 113 (62)
(ii) By other Local Authorities Nil. (16)
(iii) By other bodies or persons 554 (675)
The previous year's figures are given in brackets.
Number of Houses voluntarily demolished 2
19, Brookdale Avenue.
1, Oliver Cottage, Ford Lane.
Number of Houses voluntarily closed 3
24, 174 and 176 High Street.
Number of Demolition Orders made 1
41, St. Mary's Lane.
Number of Houses demolished during 1961 following
representations 7
1 and 2, Walnut Tree Cottages, Ockendon Road.
3, 4, 5, and 6, Cabbage Corner, „ „ .
41, St. Mary's Lane.
Number of Areas represented 1
136, 138, 140, and 142,Ardleigh Green Road. (4 houses)
(The Hornchurch (Ardleigh Green Road) Clearance Order, 1961).
Certificate of Disrepair.
The following is a summary of Returns under the Rent Act, 1957,
made to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government covering the
period 1st January to 31st December, 1961:-
Part I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair:
(1) Number of applications for certificates 9 (17)
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 0(0)
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates:
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 6(13)
(b) in respect of all defects 3(4)
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 2 (12)
(5) Number of undertakings refused 0(0)
(6) Number of certificates issued 7(5)
Part II-Applications for Cancellation of Certificates:
(7) Applications by landlords for cancellation of
certificates 4(7)
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of
certificates 1(1)
(9) Decisions to cancel in spite of tenants objections 0(0)
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 3(5)