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SECTION 8.
(See page 3, Staff.)
SECTION 9.
HOUSING.
The Housing Shortage.
It would seem that the deficiency of houses, far from
becoming less, is increasing every year. The overcrowding,
which is unfortunately so common to-day, tends to create
additional slum areas, and undoubtedly has serious effects on the
health and morals of the people. The housing difficulty is the
most pressing public health problem of the day, and until it is
effectually dealt with much of the expenditure of Public Health
Departments must fail to produce the best results. Preventive
medicine deals with the removal of the causes of disease, and bad
housing is undoubtedly the cause of much disease, both mental
and physical.
Unhealthy Areas.
No further action was taken in 1924, as it was not found
possible to provide accommodation for the inhabitants of the
areas proposed for demolition. Such demolition, without provision
for re-housing the dispossessed inhabitants, would obviously
merely aggravate existing evils.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act.
5 certificates under this Act were issued in 1924.
STATISTICS.—HOUSING CONDITIONS.
Number of New Houses erected during the Year 1924.
(a) Total 105
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts—
(1) By the Local Authority None
(2) By other bodies or persons Not available