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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 242
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 172*
(b) By local authority in default of owners 9*
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 49
(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 178
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 279
(iii) Number of persons (units) dwelling therein 674½
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 24
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 40
(ii) Number of units concerned in such cases 146
(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 1956 of Notices served prior to 1st January,
1956.
HOUSING ACT, 1936.
During the year 1956 the work of receiving applications, calling for
calculations for the "permitted number" was continued with a view to
the issue of housing certificates.
1 certificate, in respect of 1 house, was issued during the year, making
a total of 18,320 certificates, in respect of 25,130 houses, issued to the end
of 1956.
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 1956, 10 applications for Certificates of Disrepair were received.
Of these, 9 were granted, and the other was refused. Applications for
revocation of Certificates were received and granted in 8 cases.