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3. Action under Statutory Powers:—
(a) Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the
Housing Act, 1936.
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring repairs 20
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered
fit after service of formal notices—
(a) by owners 12
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners —
(3) Number of dwelling-houses at which work was in
progress at the end of the year 12
(4) Number of dwelling-houses at which work had not
been commenced at the end of the year 1
In addition, 186 houses were made fit and work was in progress at 184 houses at
the end of the year as the result of the service during 1938 of informal notices without
proceeding to the service of formal notices under Section 9. Informal notices had
also been served as regards 81 houses at which work had not been commenced by the
end of the year.
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
notices were served requiring defects" to be
remedied 3,809
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were
remedied after service of formal notices—
(a) by owners 892
(b) by Local Authority in default of owners —
(c) Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the Housing
Act, 1936:—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
Demolition Orders were made 1
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance
of Demolition Orders 3
Nine undertakings were accepted from owners not to re-let houses for human
habitation.
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act,
1936:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
made 19
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground
rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were
determined, the tenement or room having been
rendered fit –
Thirty-nine Closing Orders in respect of 52 underground rooms were in operation
at the end of the year. Fourteen undertakings affecting 16 rooms were accepted from
owners not to re-let underground rooms for human habitation. The number of such
undertakings remaining in operation at the end of the year was 63 (71 underground
rooms and a part of a workshop).