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SECTION D.
HOUSING.
During the year 1934 very considerable progress was made
with the Council's scheme for dealing with properties under the
Housing Act, 1930, where such were considered to be in an
unhealthy area and scheduled for treatment as " Clearance
Areas " under Section 1 of that Act.
At the end of the year 1933 some 69 houses had actually
been or at that time were being dealt with as houses in clearance
areas, while a further 19 houses had either been demolished or
permanently closed by their owners in anticipation of action
by the Council under the Act.
During the year under review a further 141 houses,
comprised in 17 clearance areas, were dealt with while
Demolition Orders were made in respect of 2 individual houses
under Section 19 of the Act. In addition 4 houses, which were
included in one of the Clearance Orders made but subsequently
deleted from the Order by the Minister of Health, are to be
demolished by the Council or included in a subsequent
Clearance Order.
In reference to the Clearance Orders made during the year,
19 separate appeals on behalf of individual owners owning
houses in 7 of the areas concerned and embracing 56 houses
were lodged with the Minister of Health and Public Enquiries
by a representative of the Ministry held. In every case,
however, subject to slight modification, the Orders have been
confirmed by the Minister.
The following summary sets out the actual position at the
end of 1934 of the work under the Housing Act, 1930, so far
as it relates to the clearance of unfit houses :—
Number of Clearance Orders made by the Council to the
end of 1934 26
Number of actual houses included in the above Orders
and either demolished or awaiting demolition 210
Number of houses demolished or permanently closed by
owners in anticipation of action by the Council
(demolished 25, closed 1) 26