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(4) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in
all respects reasonably fit for human habitation 259
2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service of formal Notices3
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by the Local Authority
or their officers 241
3.Action under Statutory powers during the year:
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing
Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs Nil
(2) Number of dwellinghouses 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 dwellinghouses in respect of which notices
served requiring defects to be remedied 35
(2) Number of dwellinghouses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices
(i) by owners 32
(ii)by local authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwellinghouses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(2) Number of dwellinghouses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 4
(d) Proceedings under Section 16 of the Housing Act, 1957:
(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, 1957 Overcrowdings
(a)(i) Number of dwellinghouses known to be overcrowded
at end of year 59
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 73
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 380
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during
the year 30
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