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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 (including houses
inspected during 1949) 399
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 10 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 90
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices:—
(a) By owners 70
(b) By local authority in default of owners 4
4. Housing Act, 1936. Part IV (Overcrowding).
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at the end
of the year 209
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 352
(3) Equivalent number of adults dwelling therein 1,427
(b) Number of new cases reported during the year 75
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year 87
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 597
(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 75 cases of overcrowding were found to exist
and 87 cases were remedied, leaving 209 dwellings with 1,427 equivalent
adults in occupation overcrowded at 31st December, 1950.
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