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(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 Overcrowding
(a) (1) Number of dwellinghouses known to be overcrowded
at end of year under review 45
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 51
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 292
(b) (1) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 20
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 121
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 24
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 135
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses
have again become overcrowded after the Local
Authority have taken steps for the abatement of
overcrowding Nil

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