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SECTION E
HOUSING
The total number of visits and inspections of dwelling houses in connection
with complaints and other matters was 1,075.
Unfit houses made fit and houses in which defects were
remedied:
By Local
By Owner Authority
1. After informal action by Local Authority 16
2. After formal notice under
(a) Public Health Act 1936
(b) Housing Act 1957 2 —
Unfit Houses Closed:
No. of houses closed under Housing Act —
Unfit Houses Demolished:
No. of houses demolished pursuant to Section 17 of
the Housing Act 1957 8
SLUM CLEARANCE
Four of the five Clearance Areas, I reported in my previous report for
1961, were confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government
and towards the end of the year displacement of tenants was under way to
alternative council house accommodation.
The fifth area, Whites Cottages, Bath Road, Harlington, is held up
because the Crown have part interest in the freehold of the property and a
legal complication has arisen. Negotiations are taking place to arrive at a
solution.
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