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Details of overcrowding under Section 90 of the Housing Act, 1957:-
Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of year 6
Number of families occupying these houses 19
Number of individuals living in these houses 79
Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year 17
Overcrowding relieved during the year -
(a) Number of cases 11
(b) Number of individuals involved 68
Of the 25 prosecutions for contraventions of the terms of Directions given under
Section 19 of the Housing Act, 1961, 24 were successful and 1 case was withdrawn on
payment of costs. Pines, totalling £360 were imposed and a total of £82.10.0d. costs
awarded to the Council. Pines ranged from £5 to £50 and costs from £2.10.0d. to £5.
Subsequently one case was taken to Middlesex Quarter Sessions where an appeal against
conviction was allowed.
There was one prosecution for failure to supply information as to occupants,
contrary to Section 19 of the Housing Act, 1961, which resulted in a fine of £5 and
costs of £2.
There were three prosecutions for failure to comply with notices under Section 170
of the Housing Act, 1957, requiring information as to ownership. One case was
withdrawn when the information was given. In the other two cases fines totalling £25
were imposed and £9 costs awarded to the Council.
Two summonses were withdrawn on payment of £4.4.0d. costs when the new owners gave
an undertaking to carry out works required by Sections 15 and 16 Housing Act, 1961.
Two cases of obstructing Public Health Inspectors resulted in a fine of £5 and
£2.2.0d. costs in one case, the other was later withdrawn when access to the premises
was allowed.
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF COUNCIL HOUSING
Many persons who have applied for Council housing or who wish for a transfer from
one Council house to another require special consideration by reason of illness or
disability suffered by a member of the family. Such consideration can only be given
if a doctor's letter or certificate is obtained. These certificates are usually
forwarded in the first place to the Housing Manager who then seeks advice from the
health department on the medical implications, at the same time forwarding any
relevant information that is to hand in his own department.
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