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D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:—
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made –
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit –
*This number does not include 49 houses in regard to which
notices were served prior to 1936.
† Not including 147 houses concerning which notices were
served prior to 1936.
OVERCROWDING.
The Housing Act, 1935, required a survey to be made to
discover the amount of overcrowding. This survey was carrier
out in the latter part of the year 1935 and early in 1936.
This Act made considerable changes in the method of dealing
with overcrowding.
Investigations were made in regard to 17,549 families during
1936, bringing the total number of families found overcrowded
to 650. The number of persons in these families was 3,686.
During 193G overcrowding was relieved in 108 cases.
Housing Act, 1935—Overcrowding.
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 650
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 650
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 3,686
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 40
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 108
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 546
(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 No record