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under (ii) 10 per cent. of the total of 2,476, less the overcrowding figure of 737 in which this allowance
has already been made, viz., 174 families. In this way the total displacement figure of 2,476 may
be reduced to 2,188, and this latter figure may be taken to represent the number of new dwellings
required during the next few years. The council and the housing associations already have in
hand plans involving a net provision estimated at 503 dwellings. The deduction of the 503 dwellings
to be provided in this way from the total requirements of 2,188 leaves 1,685 new dwellings still to be
found, as shown in the following table:—
Total gross displacements 2,476
Less estimate of basements made fit 114
And estimate of families finding own accommodation 174
288
Total net displacements 2,188
Less net provision already planned by borough council and
housing associations 503
Total estimated new requirements 1,685
The council on the 21st July, 1936, approved the estimate of 1,685 as the number of new
dwellings, apart from those already planned by the council and the housing associations, required
to complete the council's existing housing programme.
Housing Statistics.
The Minister of Health each year requires that certain information shall be given in this annual
report, and the following are the particulars required by him for 1936 and set out in circular 1561:—
1. Inspection of dwelling houses during the year:—
(i) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under
Public Health or Housing Acts) 5,092
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 25,804
(ii) [a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above)
which were inspected and recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 1,108
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,294
(iii) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or
injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 3
(iv) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the
preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for
human habitation 1,460
2. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices :—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of
informal action by the local authority or their officers 976
3. Action under statutory powers during the year:—
(a) Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930 :—
(i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served
requiring repairs 178
(ii) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service
of formal notices
(a) By owners 217
(b) By local authority in default of owners 23
(b) Proceedings under Public Health Acts—
(i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served
requiring defects to be remedied 1,282
(ii) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after
service of formal notices—
(a) By owners 1,282
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil
(c) Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930:—
(i) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which demolition orders
were made Nil
(ii) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of demolition
orders Nil
(d) Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930—
(i) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of
which closing orders were made 172
(ii) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect
of which closing orders were determined, the tenements or rooms
having been rendered fit 12