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(d) Proceedings under Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1957
(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, 1957, Part IV—Overcrowding
(a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year 12
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 17
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 88
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year NIL
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding abated during
the year NIL
(2) Number of new cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year NIL
(3) Number of persons concerned in such cases NIL
(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. Rent Act, 1957
During the year the Public Health Inspectors made 75 inspections
in connection with the requirement of this Act. These inspections
dealt with applications for Certificates of Disrepair, checking
undertakings made by owners, and inspecting the works carried
out to remedy the defects and disrepair.
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