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Housing Act, 1936
The following legal proceedings were taken during the year:-
Causing or permitting overcrowding at a dwelling-house.
Defendant was fined £3, with £5. 5s. 0d. costs.
Permitting a dwelling-house to be occupied as a factory in
contravention of a written undertaking to relet for storage
purposes only.
Defendant was fined £15. with £2. 12s. 6d. costs.
Permitting a room of a dwelling-house to be used for living
purposes in contravention of a Closing Order made in 1955.
Defendant was fined £10, with £2. 2s. 0d. costs.
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
During the year, four houses each of which were let in lodgings
or occupied by members of more than one family were found to be
accommodating an excessive number of persons having regard to the
rooms available.
Notices prescribed by Section 12 of the Act, specifying the
maximum number of persons permitted to occupy each room as sleeping
accommodation at any one time, were served upon the responsible
persons. The standard adopted was In accordance with the Fifth
Schedule of the Housing Act, 1936.
Housing Statistics
General details with regard to inspection of dwelling-houses
are submitted in the following tabular form.
Total number of dwellings in the Borough 15,578
1. Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the year:-
(1) (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health
and Housing Acts) 4,102
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 12,124
(2) (a) Number of dwellinghouses (Included under subhead
(1) above which were inspected and
recorded under the Housing Consolidated
Regulations, 1925 42
(b) Number of inspections made for the purposes 389