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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 6
(b) By local authority in default of owners 0
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied
50
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
medied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 50
(b) By local authority in default of owners 0
(c) Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act,
1930 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
molition Orders were made 0
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 0
(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 0
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered
fit 0
During the early part of the year, as a result of a previous review of
housing conditions generally in the district, it was provisionally decided to
schedule four clearance areas, two improvement areas and a certain number
of individual unfit houses.
Towards the end of the year, as a result of a further review of the conditions
and after consultation with officials of the Ministry of Health, it was
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