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The survey revealed the existence of 369 new cases of overcrowding,
and the unrecorded abatement of 1,034 cases. The number of dwellings
which will become overcrowded within the next two years is 232.
Supply of Information to Landlords.
In order to carry out the Council's obligations under Section 62 (2),
two temporary typists were engaged for the purpose of supplying landlords
with permitted numbers of persons in relation to their properties.
Although a considerable number of applications for permitted
numbers were received from property owners, only three such applications
were received from householders who, by virtue of sub-letting
part or parts of their premises, became landlords within the meaning
of the Act; and this despite the fact that notices setting out the duties
and obligations of landlords in respect of overcrowding, were posted up
in all parts of the Borough; and that the Town Clerk, at my request,
drew attention to these obligations through the medium of the local
press.
It would appear, therefore, that this type of landlord does not
appreciate his position, and it is my intention in the new year to
institute a campaign for the purpose of instructing these landlords as to
their obligations, in order that the provisions of the Act in respect of
the prevention of overcrowding may be strictly enforced.
OVERCROWDING IN 1937.
During the year, and in addition to the 369 cases of overcrowding
revealed by the survey, 97 new cases were discovered, in 83 of which,
the overcrowding was due to children attaining the ages of one or ten
years, making a total of 466 new cases of overcrowding.