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(c) Proceedings under Section 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
demolition orders were made 6
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 6
(3) Number of Demolition Orders Revoked 2
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been made fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding
(a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year 43
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 69
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 340
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 7
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding abated during
the year . 13
(2) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 5
(3) Number of persons concerned in such cases 38
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the local authority
have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
5. Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
During the year 16 applications were received for Certificates o(
Disrepair under the above Act, and 16 Certificates were issued, maidng
a total of 102 Certificates issued since October 1954.
Eight applications were also received for the Revocation of Certificates,
and in 8 cases the Certificates were revoked when the repairs had
been completed satisfactorily.
5. PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
(i) Notifiable Diseases
According to custom, I have not recorded those notifications where
the diagnosis has been altered after a period of observation, or after
investigation. Where, however, the amended diagnosis has proved to
be another type of infection which is notifiable, the case has been
appropriately recorded. These amendments are sent to the RegisterGeneral
at the end of each quarter.