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2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal Notices
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or
their officers 492
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year
(a) Proceedings under Sections9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act, 1936
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:
(i) by owners Nil
(ii) by local authority in default of owners Nil
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 18
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(i) by owners 18
(ii) by local authority in default of owners 2
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined,the tenement
or room having been rendered fit Nil
4. Housing Act, 1936.,- Overcrowding:
(a) (i) Number of dwellings known to be overcrowded at end of year 63
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 75
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 321
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the
year 18
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 14
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 82
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the Local Authority have
taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding Nil
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