View report page

71
Housing Act, 1930.
The action taken during the year under Sees. 17-20 of the
Housing Act, 1930, was as follows:—
Sections 17 and 18.
No. of notices served during the year 11
No. of houses made fit by the owners 14
No. of houses made fit by the Council in default of the owners —
No. of houses at which work was in progress at the end of the year 1
No. of houses at which work was not in progress at the end of the year 1
In addition to the action reported above, 39 houses were made
fit as the result of the service during 1934 of informal notices without
proceeding to the service of formal notices under Section 17.
Sections 19 and 20.
No. of Demolition Orders made during the year —
No. of houses demolished by the owners —
No. of Closing Orders in respect of underground rooms in operation
at the commencement of the year 12
No. of Closing Orders in respect of underground rooms made during
the year 4
No. of undertakings accepted from the owners not to re-let underground
rooms for sleeping purposes:—
(a) Prior to 31st December, 1933 11
(b) During 1934 6
Dangerous Structures.
Complaints of alleged dangerous structures at 280 premises
were forwarded to the London County Council during the year.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
There is only one factory in the Borough where rag flock is
manufactured. Thirteen inspections were made during the year,
and the conditions were found to be satisfactory.
Three samples of flock in course of manufacture were taken
from this factory during the year, and upon examination proved to
be satisfactory. Two samples of flock were also secured from a
workshop where this material is used in upholstered furniture.
These samples were found to contain 242 and 138 parts of soluble
chlorine per 100,000 parts respectively, or 212 and 108 parts in