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Total No. of houses in the borough 37,757
No. of houses occupied by the working classes 31,708
No. of houses inspected—
(a) On account of complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 2,910
(b) „ „ Infectious disease 2,025
(c) Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 698
No. of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 12,807
(ii) Statutory 4,728
(b) Under Housing Act 13
No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H.
Act, 1891 11,164
No. of houses repaired under Sec. 17 of Housing Act, 1930—
(a) By owners 2
(b) By L.A. in default of owners —
No. of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not
be made fit —
No. of houses for the working classes—
(a) Erected during the year 128
(Of this number 79 were erected by the local
authority.)
(b) In course of erection 101
(Of this number 98 are being erected by the
local authority.)
No. of representations by Medical Officer or other person 17
No. of houses included in such representations 68
No. of Closing Orders made 2
No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., Houses made fit) —
No. of Demolition Orders 4
No. of houses demolished—
(a) In pursuance of orders 4
(b) Voluntarily —