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Section D.
HOUSING.
Overcrowding.
Work in connection with the Survey is still being carried out, and
applications are still being received for "Permitted Number" Certificates,
and in the majority of cases it would appear to affect houses sold, owneroccupied
houses, sub-let, sold and re-let.
Up to the end of the year the total number of houses dealt with for
"Permitted Number " Certificates was approximately 9,000.
The number of Notices served under Section 62 of the Housing Act for
failure to insert "Permitted Numbers" in rent books was 66.
The recording of measurements of rooms, etc., in different types of
houses has entailed a considerable amount of work, and in order to keep the
information already obtained in connection with the Housing Survey as
up-to-date as possible it will be necessary to retain the services of the Housing
Survey Clerk.
Housing Act, 1936.
There were no clearance areas dealt with during the year under
review.
Individual Unfit Houses.
During the year, Demolition Orders have been made in respect of
5 houses and 7 have been demolished. The Council re-houscd the affected
families.
1.—Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year:—
(1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,742
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 5,478
(2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1)
above) which were inspected and recorded under the
Housing Consolidated Regulations, 1925 90
(b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 95
(3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so
dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human
habitation 5
(4) Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to
above under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation1,158
2.—Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of
Formal Notices:—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their
Officers 862
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