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(2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses (included in sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under
the Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and
1932 16
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 48
(3) Number of dwellinghouses found not to be reasonably
able for human habitation 699
2. Remedy of Defects Without Service of Formal Notice: —
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority and its officers 592
3. Action Under Statutory Powers: —
(A) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 56
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) by Owners 37
(b) by Local Authority in default of Owners 21
(B) Proceedings under Housing Acts, 1936:—
(1) Demolition Orders made under Section 11 —
(2) Parts of buildings closed under Section 12 8
(3) Houses demolished 1
(4) Houses rendered fit under Section 9 —
(C) Proceedings under Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act, 1953:—
(1) Closing Orders made under Section 10(1) —
4. Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding: —
The Housing Manager reports that 61 families living in overcrowded or
unsatisfactory conditions were rehoused during the year.
5. Slum Clearance
Housing Act, 1936, Sec. 154—Clearance Areas: —
Official representation was made to the Council in respect of six dwellings
in one area comprising six families and in a second area in respect of two dwellings
comprising six families.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER
DISEASES
Diphtheria
For the ninth year in succession no cases of diphtheria occurred in the
district.