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Third Floor:—
Living room of tenement No. 25.
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Fourth Floor:—
Living room of tenement No. 32.
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Regulations re Underground Rooms.—In view of the amendment of
Section 18 of the Housing Act, 1925, by the Housing Act, 1935, the
Council considered the revision of the Regulations made in 1927. The
model regulations of the Ministry of Health were adopted and these were
confirmed by the Minister of Health on 30th December, 1936. Several
underground rooms, which come within the ambit of the new regulations
and where the occupants have already agreed to accept alternative
accommodation, were represented early in 1937.
Overcrowding.
Special circumstances led to the investigation of 24 new instances
of overcrowding, and seven of the more serious cases were reported to
the Public Health Committee.
Sixteen letters have been sent to tenants and sub-tenants calling
their attention to the fact that overcrowding is a nuisance. A number of
cases were referred to the Town Clerk for submission to the London County
Council, or to the Borough Council's Housing Committee for housing
accommodation.
In all cases where overcrowding has been abated or eased by rehousing,
letters are sent to responsible persons calling attention to the fact that
overcrowding is a nuisance, and should the premises again become overcrowded
the facts will be reported to the Public Health Committee.
Accommodation provided during 1937.
The Town Clerk afforded the following information regarding the
number of families rehoused during the past year:—
The Town Clerk afforded the following information regarding the
number of families rehoused during the past year:—