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Venereal Disease.—As the Council are no doubt aware, notices
giving the facilities available for treatment are permanently
exhibited, and additional publicity is given to this subject when
requested by the London County Council.
HOUSING.—
Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding.
(a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at
the end of the year 297(288)
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 302(296)
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 1,236½(1,217½)
(Units)
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 100(93)
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding
relieved during the year 91(132)
(2) Number of persons concerned in such
cases 375½(522)
(Units)
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-
houses have again become overcrowded
after the Local Authority have taken
steps for the abatement of overcrowding NIL
The number of overcrowded dwellings on the Register of
Overcrowding at the end of 1955(297) shows an increase of 9 on the
figure for 1954(288). Some 100 of these were basement dwellings.
Of the cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 12(11)
were provided with accommodation by the Borough Council, 16(54)
were re-housed by the London County Council, 36(39) secured
accommodation privately, 23(23) were relieved by a natural
reduction in the size of the family or on obtaining additional
accommodation, and 4(5) families were re-housed under the
Industrial Selection Scheme for New Towns.
The practice of sending warning letters to owners and landlords
against permitting the premises to become again overcrowded has
been continued in all known cases where overcrowding of premises
has been abated.
Section 61 of the Housing Act, 1936 gives a local authority
power, where they are satisfied that exceptional circumstances
exist which make it expedient to do so, to allow the temporary
use of a house by persons in excess of the permitted number.
During the year, the Council issued nine licences under this section
of the Act.
During the year, a total of 292 families from Paddington were
re-housed on London County Council Estates or provided with
accommodation in New Towns under the Industrial Selection
Scheme.
Housing Act, 1949—Improvements and Conversions.
Nineteen (fifteen) applications for grants in respect of proposed
improvement or conversion of properties were referred to the
Department for examination and report. The preparation of these