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code for Councils to apply to Houses in Multiple Occupation.
Further, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Section
15 of the Housing Act, 1961, the Council, on the 14th November,
1962, adopted the standards of provision of amenities, as suggested
in the joint report of the Advisory Bodies of Town Clerks and
Medical Officers of Health of Metropolitan Borough Councils.
This Directorate has always given advice concerning houses in
multiple occupation to anyone requesting information. Leaflets in
printed form giving details of the minimum requirements for such
premises have now been supplied to local estate agents and are
available through various Departments of the Council for potential
house purchasers.
During the year, 138 visits were made by the Housing Inspectors.
It was found necessary to serve 13 informal and 10 formal notices
requiring the execution of works under this Act.
Recent years have seen a steady growth in the number of houses
being used to accommodate several families or households. In view
of the new and strengthened powers for regulating conditions in
Houses in Multiple Occupation contained in the Housing Act, 1969,
the Council, towards the end of the current year, decided that it
would
(a) take action to formulate a combined injormatory and regulatory
scheme for the control of Houses in Multiple
Occupation and,
(b) to apply such scheme to the whole of the Borough.
It is anticipated that this scheme will be formulated and put into
operation before the summer of 1971.
Re-housing
(a) Borough Council—The number of families housed and rehoused
including transfers, casual voids, etc., amounted to 1,525.
Of this number 71 were in respect of families re-housed from outside
the Borough.
(b) Greater London Council—During the year ended 31st
December, 1969, the Greater London Council had provided alternative
accommodation for a total of 581 Greenwich families. Of
this figure 171 were housed on Greater London Council housing
estates outside the Borough. Two families from outside Greenwich
were re-housed in the Borough under the Greater London Council
scheme.
Overcrowding
During 1970 there were 491 visits carried out in respect of complaints
of overcrowding and applications for re-housing, as a result
of which 8 families were found to be statutorily overcrowded.