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38 dwelling houses were closed by order of the Justices.
59 dwelling houses were closed by order of the Council
under Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning, &c.
Act.
152 dwelling houses were voluntarily closed by owners,
upon representation being made by the Inspector
without the necessity of making closing orders.
30 dwelling houses in hand at the end of the year (1914).
Total 279
The records show that they were dealt with as follows:—
53 dwelling houses were repaired and rendered habitable
(including one in respect of which a closing order made
under the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act, was
revoked).
196 dwelling houses were demolished; of these, 135 were
demolished voluntarily, and 61 upon receipt of demolition
orders made under the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act.
30 dwelling houses still remain standing, of which 21 are
unoccupied and the remaining 9 were occupied at the
end of the year.
Total 279
DEMOLITION OF INSANITARY PROPERTY.
During the past year, two houses in Chapel Alley, oft High
Street, which were mentioned in my previous report, have been
demolished voluntarily.
During the same period two houses have been erected on the
site formerly occupied by Nos. 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16, Pottery Road,
which were demolished in 1910.
Representation has been made to the owner of the property in
Back Lane and Troy Town, requesting them to demolish the houses,
which have been unoccupied for several years, and I have every
reason to believe that this will be done shortly.
The following table shows the number of buildings which have
been erected on the sites of premises demolished during the past
8 years.