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With regard to action under Section 17 of the Housing
Act, 1909, dealing with the making of Closing Orders, it was
considered inadvisable, save in very exceptional circumstances,
to close any insanitary dwelling-houses in the Borough owing
to the difficulty of the situation through lack of housing
accommodation.
Statistics for the Twelve Months ended 31st December, 1919.
1. Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which
complaints were made that they were unfit for
habitation—
(a) By householders
Nil
(b) In the case of Rural Parishes by Parish
Council
Nil
2. Action under Section IT of the Housing Act of 1909—
(a) Number of houses inspected under and
for the purpose of this section
259
(6) Number of dwelling-houses which were
considered to be unfit for human
habitation
4
(c) Number of dwelling-houses, the defects
in which were remedied without the
making of closing orders
-
3. Action under Section 28 of the Housing Act of 1919—
(a) Number of orders for repairs issued
31
(b) Number of cases in which repairs were
carried out by the Local Authority
Nil
(c) Number of houses voluntarily closed on
notice by owner that they could not be
made fit without re-construction
Nil
4. Closing Orders —
(a) Number of Representations made
Nil
(b) Number of dwelling-houses in regard to
which closing orders were determined
on the houses being made fit for
habitation
Nil
5. Demolition Orders—
(a) Number of demolition orders made
Nil
(b) Number of houses demolished in
pursuance of demolition orders
Nil
6. Number of dwelling-houses demolished voluntarily
Nil