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Total No, of houses in the borough 38,534
No. of houses occupied by the working classes 32,035
No. of houses inspected—
(a) On account of complaints or illness (P.H. Act) 9,686
(b) House-to-house 7,839
No. of notices served—
(a) Under P.H. Act:—
(i) Intimation 13,947
(ii) Statutory 7,047
(b) Under Housing Act 2
No. of houses repaired or nuisances remedied under P.H. Act,
1891 13,625
No. of houses repaired under Sec. 3 of Housing Act, 1925—
(a) By owners l
(b) By L.A. in default of owners 1
No. of houses closed on notice by owner that they could not
be made fit —
No. of houses for the working classes—
(a) Erected during the year 20
(b) In course of erection 54
No. of representations by Medical Officer or other person —
No. of houses included in such representations —
No. of Closing Orders made ------- —
No. of Closing Orders determined (i.e., Houses made fit) —
No. of Demolition Orders —
No. of houses demolished—
(a) In pursuance of orders —
(b) Voluntarily 192
U nderground R00ms—
No. illegally occupied 18
No. closed or illegal occupation discontinued 12
Overcrowding—
No. of cases of overcrowding found 80
No. remedied 43
No. of prosecutions —
Houses let in Lodgings—
No. on register 2,602
No. of inspections made 2,817
No. of prosecutions —