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Various
Number of dustbins provided 21
" accumulations of refuse and manure removed 22
" wasp nests destroyed 43
„ miscellaneous items 34
HOUSING
1 Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the Year:
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected
under the Public Health or Housing Acts 128
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 283
(2) Number of dwelling-houses found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 65
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 68
(including 37 for 1955)
3 Action under Statutory Powers during the Year.
(A) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10, and 16 of the
Housing Acts 1936-1949:-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring
repairs 3
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal
notlces:-
(a) By Owners 1
(b) By Local Authority In default of
owners 1
(B) Proceedings under the Public Health Act:-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Notices were served requiring defects to
be remedied 3
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects
were remedied after service of formal
notices:-
(a) By Owners 3
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners
(C) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936:-
(1) Number of houses demolished as the result of
formal action by the Local Authority
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
Four applications for Certificates of Disrepair were received during
1956, two were granted and two refused.
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