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II .—Remedy of Defects during the Year without service
of formal Notices: —
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority
or their Officers 2,968
III .—Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing
Act, 1930: —
(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:—
(а) By owners 6
(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 442
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices: —
(a) By owners 387
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under section 19 and 21 of the Housing
Act, 1930: —
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
lition Orders were made -
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders -
(d) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made —
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined
the tenement or room having been rendered
fit -
IV.—Housing Act, 1935.—Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 582
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 593
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 4,113
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 49
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 279
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 1,783
(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) For other comments on overcrowding see report.
Number of New Houses Erected During the Year 1936:—
By Private Enterprise 77
By the Local Authority 24