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(b) Housing Act, 1936.—Overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded
at the end of the year 156
(ii) Number of families dwelling
therein 156
(iii) Number of persons dwelling
therein 1,129½
units
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 29
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding
relieved during the year 63
(ii) Number of persons concerned in
such cases 425
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 None
known
(e) The known cases of overcrowding were reviewed
at the end of the year when it was
found that the total of 190 at the beginning
of the year had been reduced to 127, to which
number were added 29 new cases, making a
total of 156 at the end of the year.