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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners Nil
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders became operative in pursuance
of declarations by owners of intention to close Nil
F.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
dosing Orders became operative Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the dwellinghouses
having been rendered fit Nil
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders became operative Nil
(4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil
Note.—Section 3 and Sections 11 to 15 of the Housing
Act, 1925, have been repealed by the Housing Act, 1930, but
the proviso to Section 64 of the Act of 1930 continues in force
any Notices, Closing Orders and Demolition Orders made
before the operation of the Act (15th August, 1930), and
houses subject to those Notices and Orders must continue to
be dealt with under the relative provisions of the Act of 1925.
(b) HOUSING CONDITIONS.
There are no changes to report in the housing conditions
of the Borough and the observations made during previous
years, to a large extent, still apply.
Seventy-eight houses and fifteen flats were erected by
private enterprise during 1932.
According to the Registrar-General's estimate for the
middle of 1932 there has been no increase in the population
since the 1931 Census.
The absence of suitable building sites for the erection of
houses for persons of smaller means is largely responsible
for the housing shortage in Wimbledon. It has been previously
pointed out that the economic factor is undoubtedly of
great importance from the point of view of overcrowding.
It is also largely responsible for the amount of sub-letting
which is taking place. In many cases the accommodation
sub-let is by no means adequate for the needs of the subtenants
and the rent charged is often far higher than the
circumstances justify. Many people to-day, however, who
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