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(II) Remedy of Defects during the Year without service of
formal notices :—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 402
(III) Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
Regarding the house in respect of which representation was made
during 1941 under Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936, on the 23rd
February, 1942, an undertaking was given by the owner that the
premises would not be re-occupied until they had been made
habitable. He undertook to carry out the necessary repairs within
a period of six months and the work being completed the undertaking
was cancelled by the Council.
The cottage is now occupied
No proceedings were taken under the following Statutory Powers :
(a)—Sec. 9, 10 and 16, Housing Act, 1936—(Repair of dwellinghouses).
(b)—Sec. 13, Housing Act, 1936—(Demolition Order).
(c)—Sec. 12, Housing Act, 1936—(Closing Order, underground
rooms).
3. Housing Act, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 2
(«) Number of families dwelling therein 2
(m) Number of persons dwelling therein 15
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 4
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 2
(it) Number of persons concerned in such cases 13
Cases of Overcrowding. 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
Awaiting abatement 1st January 140 119 109 37 18 1 —
New cases discovered 20 22 14 4 1 — 4
Total for abatement 160 141 123 41 19 — 4
Abated during the year 41 32 86 23 18 — 2
Awaiting abatement 31st Dec. 119 109 37 18 1 — 2