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Action Taken under the Housing Act, 1925. Under this
Act the Council have power to secure the closing of underground
rooms illegally occupied as sleeping places ; to make
closing and demolition orders, and to serve notices on the
owners calling on them to render houses fit for human habitation,
and, in default, have power to do the work themselves
and recover the cost from the owners. During the year 14
representations were made with respect to dwelling-houses
and 1 with respect to underground rooms. Closing orders
were made in 11 cases ; in the other five, closing orders were
made at the beginning of 1929. In one case the premises
were rendered fit and in the other were adapted for use as a
store. Two demolition orders were made and in five other
cases houses were demolished before the question of a demolition
order was considered by the Committee. The details
with regard to each representation are shown below in Table
No. 42.