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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 185
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices: —
(a) By owners 159*
(b) By local authority in default of owners 6*
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 14
(2) Number of dwelling-houses closed in pursuance of
an undertaking given by the owners under Section
11 and still in force —
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 194
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 293
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 707½
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 40
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 62
(ii) Number of units concerned in such cases 234
(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 1955 of Notices served prior to 1st January,
1955.
HOUSING ACT. 1936.
During the year 1955 the work of receiving applications, calling for
calculations for the "permitted number" was continued with a view to
the issue of housing certificates.
5 certificates, in respect of 12 houses, were issued during the year,
making a total of 18,319 certificates, in respect of 25,129 houses, issued to
the end of 1955.
As new premises were constructed and placed upon the rating lists,
"permitted number" certificates were issued as required.
INCREASE OF RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS)
ACTS, 1920 and 1933 AND HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS
ACT, 1954.
During 1955, 71 applications for Certificates of Disrepair were received.
Of these, 60 were granted, 10 were refused and 1 was withdrawn. Applications
for revocation of Certificates were received and granted in 64 cases.