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(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 8
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 1
(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 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 1
(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
rendered fit Nil
OVERCROWDING.
The Minister of Health fixed the 1st July, 1937, as the
“appointed day” on which the provisions of sections 6 (2),
59, 60 and 64 of the Housing Act, 1936, should come into force
in the Borough, and the 1st January, 1937, was fixed as the
“ appointed day” under section 62 of the Act.
Section 6 (2) of the Housing Act, 1936, provides that as
from the “appointed day” any byelaw for fixing the number
of persons who may occupy a house suitable for occupation or
occupied by persons of the working classes shall cease to have
effect. Section 59 deals with offences in relation to overcrowding.
Section 60 defines the power of the Minister to
increase the permitted number temporarily to meet exceptional
conditions. Section 64 defines the duty of the landlord to
inform the local authority of overcrowding
Section 62 deals with entries in rent books, information
and certificates with respect to permitted numbers. With regard
to this section, certificates have been issued by the Department
to landlords, giving the permitted number of persons who may
occupy a house, as follows:—
1936 397
1937 3614
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