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b. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 141
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 131*
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1*
c. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses demolished as a result
of formal or informal procedure under Section 11 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses closed in pursuance of
an undertaking given by the owners under Section
11 and still in force 1
d. Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
Number of separate tenements in respect of which
Closing Orders were made —
4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 216
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 314
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 810
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 51
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 94
(ii) Number of units concerned in such cases 326½
(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 —
*Includes compliances during 1954 of Notices served prior to 1st January,
1954.
HOUSING ACT, 1936.
During the year 1954 the work of receiving applications, calling for
calculations for the "permitted number" was continued with a view to
the issue of housing certificates.
9 certificates, in respect of 20 houses, were issued during the year,
making a total of 18,314 certificates, in respect of 25,117 houses, issued to
the end of 1954.
As new premises were constructed and placed upon the rating lists,
"permitted number" certificates were issued as required.