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Action taken during 1958 is as follows:—
Houses reported to Public Health Committee
as being unfit 11
Demolition Orders made 12*
Closing Orders made 2
Houses demolished as a result of formal or
informal procedure under Section 17 (1) 28
Houses closed under Sections 16 (4), 17 (1) and
35 (1)
Houses closed under Sections 17 (3) and 26
Parts of buildings closed under Section 18
Houses in respect of which agreements, entered
into with owners to repair
Total number of persons displaced 48
* Including ten referred to in text above.
Housing—Repairs
Defects in dwelling-houses continued to receive attention
and systematic house-to-house inspections were commenced.
The position with regard to "reasonable cost" of repairs
and the action to be taken was materially affected in some
cases by the increased rents being paid with consequent
higher valuations. Repairs were asked for instead of demolition
being contemplated.
One wondered, however, who, if anyone, was satisfied
after repairs to the older properties were completed. Hardly
the owners, who had to find the cost, and little more likely
the tenants, for whose benefit the action was taken. Many
considered them sub-standard still and lacking the amenities
which they so much desired.
Informal Action
Number of unfit or defective houses rendered fit
during the period as a result of informal action
by the local authority 56
Action under Statutory Powers
Number of houses reported to Public Health Committee
with a view to service of formal notices 2
Number of formal notices served 1