APPENDIX N-Contd.
Other Building Works
(1969-70)
Demolition 423 264 Site Formation 103 81 Private Roads 2 2 Alterations and additions to existing buildings 505 514 Amendment plans (i.e. to amend approved plans) 1,972 1,618 Piling, superstructure and other structural plans 2,217 1,538 Structural amendment plans 869 554 Drainage (and wells) 812 580Notes:
* An apartment building is a building consisting of self-contained units of residential accommodation.
A tenement building is a building in which any living room is adapted or intended for the use of more than one tenant or sub-tenant, 'living room' being defined as any room adapted or intended as a place for cooking or sleeping.
An apartment/commercial building is usually a building in which the ground floor is intended for commercial usage, the remainder being for apartments.
§ A tenement/commercial building is usually a building in which the ground floor is intended for commercial usage, the remainder being for tenements.
Control and Enforcement
Buildings inspected 383 ... 763 ... Statutory Notices served in respect of unauthorized works 1,261 4,097 Statutory Notices complied with (including Notices carried forward from 1969-70) 1,962 4,079III. DANGEROUS BUILDING DIVISION
Closure Orders obtained 176 140 Demolition Orders issued 197 113 Repair Notices issued 147 ... Redevelopment Notices issued 427 406 Persons dispossessed as a result of Closure Orders 107 82 4,153 8,270