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HOUSING.
Much time continues to be spent on this work and a total
of 683 houses were inspected for " sanitary defects " under
the Public Health and Housing Acts. The main development
of the district having occurred in the " thirties," few major
works of repair were needed and informal action secured
the required result in all but 30 cases where statutory action
had to be taken. Legal proceedings were not necessary in
respect of any of these cases, although in the four instances
reported last year, a special application had to be made to
the Wimbledon Court to enforce Nuisance Orders. A great
deal of time was expended but the work was ultimately
carried out.
Action taken in connection with dwelling houses, as set
out in the housing tables on pages 46 and 47 resulted in the
following improvements:—