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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices: —
(a) By owners 86
(b) By local authority in default of owners (at
a cost of £32 11s. 11d.) 1
B. Proceedings under the Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects to
be remedied 15
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 14
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
C. Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the
Housing Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or room
having been rendered fit Nil
In connection with repairs to houses under the Housing Acts,
your Chief Sanitary Inspector recently reported to the Public
Health Committee showing the approximate values of repairs for
a given year. An extract from the report is given below:—
"The Committee have had before them during the past five
months estimates to the total of £3,759, dealing with 99 premises.
The estimates range from £2 10s. 0d. per house upwards. This,
as can be seen at a glance, works out at over £37 per house, and
having regard to the fact that 2,424 Notices were complied with
during the year, estimated at a cost of £37 per house, gives a
figure of £88,688. If the overhead charges of 10 per cent, are
deducted from this figure, a net figure of about £80,000 is obtained
showing what amount is spent on the repairs to properties in this
town through your Sanitary Staff. To this can be added a figure