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Underground Rooms and Parts of Houses.
The following are particulars of the action taken by the
Council during the year in respect of underground rooms and parts
of premises.
Total number of underground rooms inspected 69
Number found to be unfit 20
Number of closing orders made in respect of separate rooms 10
Number of underground rooms rendered fit for human
habitation by structural alterations carried out by owners
at the request of the Council 10
Number of families accommodated by the L.C.C. 1
Number of parts of buildings closed by closing orders or as
the result of undertakings accepted by the Council not to
use such parts of premises for human habitation 4
Unfit Houses Repairable at Reasonable Cost.
The Council commenced to enforce the repair of houses by
the service of Housing Act notices in the latter part of 1932, and
since that date 284 working-class dwelling-houses have been
dealt with under the provisions of the Housing Acts, 1925-35.
The following is a summary of the Notices served (informal and
formal) during 1936 under the repair section of the Housing Act,
1930, and the position in respect of these notices at December 31st,
1936.
Notices served during 1935 which were outstanding at
January 1st, 1936 11
Notices served under Section 17 of the Housing Act, 1930,
period January 1st to December 31st, 1936 —
Informal 249
Formal 101*
Number of notices complied with during 1936 —
Informal 64
Formal 36
Notices outstanding at end of year at which works were in
progress at December 31st, 1936 160
* This figure is included in Informal total.
Houses Let in Lodgings.
It is proposed in the course of time to add to the register of
houses-let-in-lodgings those premises in the Borough which are
deemed to come within the provisions of the by-laws relating to
tenement houses. During 1936, 242 such premises were placed
on the register. The number of tenement houses entered in this
register is now 428. The number of inspection visits of these
premises was 361, and 161 notices were served.
Common Lodging Houses.
At the end of 1935 there were 5 common lodging houses in the
Borough. Three of these premises have since been closed voluntarily
by the respective owners and one lodging house was included in a
clearance order which has been confirmed by the Minister of Health.