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(III) Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
A. Proceedings under sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act,
1936
(i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 35
(ii) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners (including 16 cases from 1948) 33
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 3
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served, requiring defects to be remedied 11
(a) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners (including 7 cases from 1948) 13
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 2
(iii) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
abatement orders were made by Magistrates Nil
C. Proceedings under sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made Nil
(«) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders Nil
D. Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
(i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were made 1
(a) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit Nil
3. Overcrowding.
The positon with regard to statutory overcrowding has been much
improved, owing to the special consideration which such cases receive
when the allocation of Corporation dwellings is being made.
(i) Number of inspections made to cases of alleged
overcrowding 16
(ii) Number of revisits 1
(iii) Number of overcrowded families rehoused 65