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Housing Repairs
House-to-House inspections were continued and notices
served where necessary to remedy defects. Quite a fair
proportion of the older houses visited were found to be
owner-occupied. In such cases inspections were not made.
Appeals lodged in 1959 against formal notices served
under the Housing Act, 1957 were heard early in the year.
The appellants did not proceed with their contention that the
premises were unfit but contested as unreasonable and excessive
the Council's requirements in connection with dampness
and pointing of brickwork. Both sides agreeing, the Judge
appointed a referee to report on certain items and subsequently
made an Order adopting the report and requiring
the works to be completed in six months.
An appeal against a similar notice by another owner
was subsequently withdrawn.
Informal Action
Number of unfit or defective houses rendered fit
during the period as a result of informal action by
the local Authority 66
Action under Statutory Powers
Number of houses reported to Public Health
Committee with a view to service of formal notices 7
Number of formal notices served 7
Public Health Acts
Number of houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) by owners —
(b) by local authority in default of owners —
Housing Act, 1957
Number of houses made fit after service of formal
notices (Sections 9 and 16):—
(a) by owners 8
(b) by local authority in default of owners—