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B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects to be
remedied 4,262
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices—
(а) by owners 1,263
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners —
C.—Proceedings under Sections 19 and 21 of the Housing
Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
suance of Demolition Orders —
D.—Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act,
1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made 4
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit 1
E.—Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 None
F.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the
Housing Act, 1925 None
SMALL DWELLINGS ACQUISITION ACTS, 1899-1923.
The total cases where advances have been made by the Borough Council to
31st December, 1934, amount to 487, of which 25 were granted during the year.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
The number of workshops registered in Hackney at the end
of 1934 was 428, a decrease of 87 on the number registered at the
end of 1933. Of this total, 246 were workshops in which females
were employed.
The factories in the Borough number 825, and are inspected
and regulated by H.M. Inspectors under the Home Office. The
duty of ensuring the provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary
conveniences in factories, however, rests upon the Sanitary
Inspectors of the Borough Council.
The chief staple industries are the manufacture of boots, shoes,
cabinets and pianos, but there are also extensive productions of the
following:—