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4. Housing Act, 1936, Part IV. Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) No. of houses overcrowded at the end of the year... ... 909
(ii) No. of overcrowded families dwelling therein ... ... 1,155
(iii) No. of persons in such families ... ... Actual 7087
Equivalent 6,164
(b) No. of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year ... *211
*186 of these cases were due to children in the family attaining
the age of one or ten years. The remaining 25 were fresh cases,
6 of which were reported to the Public Health Committee, who
directed that notices be served on the landlord and occupier in
each case. Two of these overcrowded families subsequently
removed.
(c) (i) No. of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year ... 855
(ii) No. of persons concerned in such cases ... Actual 5,204
Equivalent 4,661
(d) Particulars of cases in which dwelling houses have again become
overcrowded after the local authority has taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding:—
One overcrowded family was re-housed by the London
County Council following a recommendation by this
Authority. The vacated premises again became overcrowded,
and the Public Health Committee directed that
notices be served upon the landlord and occupier requiring
the abatement of the offence. This family has since removed.
(e) During the year systematic visiting of overcrowded families
has been carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors with a view of
inviting the occupier to consider re-housing accommodation on
one of the London County Council Estates. In those cases
where such accommodation would be accepted, recommendations
have been forwarded to the Valuer's Department of the
London County Council.
This method of systematic visitation has also brought to
notice many cases of overcrowding which had been abated
voluntarily by the removal of the family or by the occupier
obtaining additional rooms in the house, etc.
The official births and deaths records have also been brought
into use as an aid to keeping the overcrowding figures up to date.