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D. Proceedings under Section 18 of the
Housing Act, 1957.
Number of separate tenements
in respect of which Closing
Orders were made —
4. Housing Act, 1957, Part IV Overcrowding:-
(a) (i) Number of dwellings
crowded at the end of the year 42
(ii) Number of families dwelling
therein 58
(iii) Number of persons (units) dwelling
therein 201½
(b) Number of new cases of
ing reported during the year 12
(c) (i) Number of cases of
ing relieved during the year 18
(ii) Number of units concerned in
such cases 82
(d) Particulars of any cases in which
dwelling-houses have again become
overcrowded after the
local authority have taken steps
for the abatement of
ing -
(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 1959 of Notices served prior
to 1st January, 1959.
HOUSING ACTS, 1936 and 1957.
During the year 1959 the work of receiving applications,
calling for calculations for the "permitted number"
was continued with a view to the issue of housing certificates.
10 certificates in respect of 10 houses were issued
during the year, making a total of 18,363 certificates, in
respect of 25, 173 houses, issued to the end of 1959.