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(c) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925 :—
(1) Number of representations made with a view
to the making of closing orders 4
(2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
closing orders were made *3
(3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
closing orders were determined, the dwelling
houses having been rendered fit
(4) Number of dwelling houses in respect of
which demolition orders were made
(5) Number of dwelling houses demolished in
pursuance of demolition orders —
* Includes one underground room.
The number of structurally separate occupied dwellings
in the borough at the time of the Census was 26,048. The
number now is estimated to be 28,707, and of these 24,150
are occupied by members of the working classes. The number
of houses erected in 1927 was 1,058, 783 being erected by the
Borough Council and 275 by private enterprise; 119 of
these with State assistance. In 1926 the corresponding
figures were 373, 170 and 203. The year just ended is the
first year in which the figures for the number of houses
erected exceeded the pre-war average, and is almost entirely
due to the greatly accelerated rate at which houses have
been erected under the Council's scheme during the last
six months of the year.
The general state of housing in the borough was fully
reported on in the Annual Report for 1925 and the conditions
outlined therein have not been substantially altered.
Overcrowding is still observed, but owing to the increased