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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 local authority or their
officers 415
(Including some houses inspected during 1937)
3. Action under Statutory Powers During the Year.
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10, and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs 8
(2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners 8
(b) By local authority in default of owners.. .. —
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices
were served requiring defects to be remedied .. 68
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices :—
(a) By owners .. .. .. .. .. 56
(b) By local authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which
lition Orders were made .. .. .. .. —
(2) Number of dwelling houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders —
(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 —
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms
in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having been rendered fit —
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