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3.—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs -
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners -
(b) By local authority in default of owners -
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied 2,689
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(а) By owners 2,689
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners -
(c) Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
tion Orders were made 2
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders 3
(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 12
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit 1
No. of underground rooms made to comply by reason of informal
action 22
4.—Housing Act, 1936—Part IV.—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year 6,738
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 6,738
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 39,484
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the
year -
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the
year 639
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 3,744
(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 -
(e) Any other particulars with respect to overcrowding conditions
upon which the Medical Officer of Health may consider it
desirable to report(See page 63.) -