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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 1.281.
Unfit houses made fit and houses in which defects were
remedied:
By Local
By Owner Authority
1. After informal action by Local Authority 21 —
2. After formal notice under
(a) Public Health Act 1936 7
(b) Housing Act 1957 16
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 2
SLUM CLEARANCE
Of the five Clearance Areas I mentioned in my previous report, four
have now been demolished and the fifth—White's Cottages, Bath Road,
Harlington, is still occupied because of legal complications and a Crown
Interest in the freehold.
Houses demolished in Clearance Areas: 34.
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