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II. Remedy of Defects without Service of Formal Notices.
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit
in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their Officers 383
III. Action under Statutory Powers.
A. Proceedings under Section 28 of the Housing Town
Planning, etc. Act, 1919—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring repairs 11
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit—
(a) by owners 11
(b) by Local Authority in default of
owners 5
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders became operative
in pursuance of declarations by owners
of intention to close nil.
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 52
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied—
(a) by owners 26
(b) by Local Authority in default of
owners 5
C. Proceedings under Sections 17 and 18 of the Housing, Town
Planning, etc. Act, 1909—
(1) J^imber of representations made with a view
to the making of Closing Orders 5
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Closing Orders were made 3