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not found necessary but advice with a view to
preventing a repetition was offered where approp
riate,
Falls and collisions of persons and the handling
of goods accounted for more than half (47) of the
accidents. None was associated with the use of
electricity or with fires and explosions..
Noise
45 complaints were received of which 41 had been
investigated by the end of the year 26 nuisances
were confirmed and 16 remedied informally. 474
visits and observations were necessary to attain
the results achieved.
Housing
The Borough Architect and the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor inform me that 222 permanent dwellings
were completed and 29 units provided by conversion
of buildings by the borough council. 155 houses and
189 flats were erected by private enterprise and 26
flats by housing associations.
The action taken by this department in respect
of insanitary or unfit dwellings is summarised be low
1. Inspections
(a) Total inspected for housing defects under
Housing and Public Health Acts 624
(b) inspected and recorded under Housing
Regulations (included in (a)) 27
(c) Number unfit and capable of being
rendered fit at reasonable expense
(d) Number unfit and not capable of being
rendered fit at reasonable expense 26
(e) Dwellinghouses not included in (c)
and (d) in which defects found 473
2 Dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied
in consequence of informal action 166
3. Action under statutory powers
(a) Section 9 Housing Act 1957
Dwellings in respect of which notices
served
Dwellings rendered fit by owners 2
Dwellings rendered fit by local authorities -
(b) Public Health Acts
Dwellings in respect of which notices
served 33
Dwellings in which defects remedied by
owners 44
Dwellings in which defects remedied by
local authority
(c) Sections 16 17 24 27 and 28 Housing
Act, 1957
Undertakings to render fit accepted
Undertakings not to use accepted
Dwellings rendered fit in consequence of
undertakings 3
Dwellings demolished which were subject
to undertakings not to use or to Closing
Orders 4
Closing Orders made in breach of undertakings
to repair
Demolition Orders made in breach of
undertakings to repair
Other Demolition Orders made 5
Dwellings demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders 4
Dwellings demolished which were subject
to Closing Orders 1
Closing Orders made in lieu of Demolition
Orders 11
Closing Orders revoked and Demolition
Orders substituted
Clearance Orders revoked premises having
been rendered fit
Closing Orders determined dwellings
having been rendered fit
(d) Section 18 and 27 Housing Act, 1957
Closing Orders made in respect of parts
of buildings
Closing Orders made in respect of underground
rooms 1
Closing Orders determined in respect of
parts of buildings rendered fit
(e) Section 43 Housing Act 1957
Clearance Areas
Dwellings subject to confirmed Clearance
Orders 52
Dwellings subject to confirmed Compulsory
Purchase Orders 13
Dwellings purchased by agreement 32
Dwellings demolished 5
4. Overcrowding
1. (a) Dwellings overcrowded at end of year 85
(b) Number of families therein 169
(c) Number of persons therein 649
2. New cases reported during the year 46
3. (a) Cases relieved during the year 18
(b) Number of persons in 3(a) 156
4. Dwellings re -overcrowded after steps
taken by local authority for abatement
5. Other matters
(a) Dwellings programmed for inspection
and demolished voluntarily 94
95