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Housing.
HOUSING.
I.—General housing conditions in the District.
(1) Total number of houses in the District 15,244'
Number of Working-Class houses 9,834
New houses for the Working-Classes
erected in 1919 or in course of
erection by
(a) Private enterprise 10
(b) The Town Council 239
(2) Population estimated by Registrar
General 76,265
(3) (a) The estimated shortage of houses is
500 and if 29 houses unfit for
habitation were dealt with the
number would be 529
(b) A housing scheme by which 239
houses will be provided was
commenced in July, 1919.
II.—Overcrowding.
(1) Tenants with more than two occupants
per room:
Number of tenants 49
Total number of occupiers 474
Number of houses intended for one family
only, which are now occupied
(without having been specially
adapted) by two or more families 482
(2) The chief cause of the overcrowding is that no
houses have been built during the last five years
to meet the natural increase in the population.
(3) No measures can be taken to deal with overcrowding
until houses are available.
(4) Except in serious cases no action has been
taken to deal with overcrowding.