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1925
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The sale of the land to private individuals does not mean any
slackening in the rate of building ; in fact, since the Council has
ceased operations, the erection of houses has proceeded at a greater
pace. It would be unfair to assume that the acceleration in the
erection of houses lately has resulted simply because the Council
has ceased building. Other factors have come into operation.
It may be interesting, though, to show the comparative activities
of the Council and private individuals at different times.
Houses erected
1918 None
1919 None
Council Private
April 1st, 1920, to April 1st, 1921 81 59
April 1st, 1921, to April 1st, 1922 133 34
April 1st, 1922, to April 1st, 1923 106 13
April 1st, 1923, to April 1st. 1924 12 97
April 1st, 1924, to April 1st, 1925 - 248
April 1st, 1925, to October 31st. 1925 - 190
OVERCROWDING.
(a) Extent.— There is no serious overcrowding in the district,
but in the course of house to house inspection of the working class
houses, cases are found occasionally of one or two children sleeping
in a room in excess of the standard prescribed by the houseslet-in-lodgings
bye-iaws, namely, 300 cubic feet of free air space
for adults, and 150 cubic feet for each child under 10 years.
(b) Causes.—The cause is found to be due to the shortage of
suitable accommodation for this class of person.
(c) Measures taken.—Where any case of overcrowding is
found to be serious, the facts are reported to the Public Health
Committee, who authorises the service of a Statutory Notice for
its abatement. To comply with the Notice, usually the only
practical remedy found is for the parents to rearrange the sleeping
accommodation, and where this is not possible, to arrange for some
of the children to sleep at the houses of relations or friends.
(d) Principal Cases.—During the year there were 10 cases
dealt with, the majority of which were abated in the manner
indicated above.