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87
1953
(2) Numbers of dwelling houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices :-
(i) By owners –
(ii) 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 831
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:-
(i) By owners 661
(ii) 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
demolition orders were made –
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders -
(D) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act,
(1) Number of separate tenements 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. Visits in connection with housing circumstances of applicants
for rehousing 3,601
REHOUSING STATISTICS
Position at 31st December. 1953
the following statistics have been supplied by the Council's Chief
Housing Officer, Mr. J.E. Austin, M.B.E.
1. Accommodation made available – family units
(i) By repair of war damage 6,233
(ii) By requisitioned premises 1,245
(iii) By new housing (including 520 cost-of-works rebuilds
and 22 additional units under the Housing Act, 1949) 2,553
10,031
This figure includes 3,307 houses classified Cb
(War Damage) and rebuilt by Local Authority -
2. Families rehoused since August 1945 4,920
3. Cases of over-crowding under Housing Act, 1936 abated by
rehousing since August 1945 (included in 2) 1,139
4. Total of current applications for rehousing 8,807