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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936.
Number of dwelling houses in, respect of which notices
were served requiring repairs
Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit
after service of formal notices
(a) By owners -
(b) By local authority in default of owners -
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts.
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which formal
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 89
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 71
(b) By local authority in default of owners 1
4. Housing Act, 1936. Part IV (Overcrowding).
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at the end
of the year 221
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 321
(3) Equivalent number of adults dwelling therein 1,579
(b) Number of new cases reported during the year 94
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the
year 160
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 1,115 ½
(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 —
Overcrowding.
During the year 94 cases of overcrowding were found to exist and
100 cases were remedied, leaving 221 known to be still overcrowded with
1,579 equivalent adults in occupation at the end of the year.
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