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HOUSING.
During the year, the Local Authority converted 3 houses into 8 flats.
Private builders erected 5 dwelling houses, 2 maisonettes and converted 11 houses
into 26 flats.
At the end of the year satisfactory progress had been made by the Council's
Contractors in the erection of 132 flats in Queen Adelaide Road, several being
ready for occupation early in 1950.
Work in connection with the erection of 86 flats in Croydon Road by the
Council's Contractors was commenced in September.
1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the Year :—
(1) (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 933
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 1,013
(2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses (included in subhead (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing
Consolidated Regulations 1925 and 1932 4
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 4
(3) Number of dwellinghouses found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 890
2. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers .. 821
3. Action under Statutory Powers.
(a) Proceedings under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936 Nil
(b) Proceedings under Section 11 of Housing Act, 1936 1
Demolition Order made.
(c) Proceedings under Section 12 of Housing Act, 1936 2
Closing Orders made.
(d) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:-
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 65
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) by Owners 62
(b) by Local Authority in default of Owners 3
4. Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding.
Although progress has again been made with the conversion of large houses
into flats, there still remains a large amount of overcrowding in the district.
The Housing Manager reports that 47 families living in overcrowded and
unsatisfactory conditions were rehoused during the year.