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tenant shall not assign, sublet or otherwise part with the possession
of the premises, or any part thereof, except with the consent in writing
of the Authority, and shall not give such consent unless it is shewn
to their satisfaction that no payment other than a rent which is in
their opinion a reasonable rent has been, or is to be, received by the
tenant in consideration of the assignment, sub-letting or other transaction.
The Housing Committee recommended on the 9th December,
1935—
(a) That the Medical Officer of Health be authorised to continue
to give consent for sub-letting to tenants of Council houses,
where in his opinion it is desirable to do so.
(b) That the Council express their opinion that the reasonable
rent per room to be received by the tenant in consideration
of the sub-letting shall not exceed the amount of the rent
and rates divided by the number of rooms in the house
(excluding the bathroom) and in the case of the sub-tenant
being allowed the part use of a room, e.g., the living room,
kitchen or scullery, such use shall be considered as equivalent
to half a room for the purpose of calculating the reasonable
rent.
(c) That, in the case of a lodger boarding with the tenant's
family at an inclusive payment for board and lodging, the
amount in respect of rent be taken at one-fifth of the total
amount paid.
The following work was carried out.
Total number of applications dealt with 50
Number granted permission to sublet 46
Number refused permission 4
Number of letters sent 198
Number of visits made by Sanitary Inspectors 6
SCHOOLS.
There are 21 Public Elementary Schools in Enfield, comprising
43 departments.
The Secondary Schools include the Boys' Grammar School,
the County School for Girls and the Junior Technical School. In
addition there are a number of private establishments.
There is also a Roman Catholic Institution known as St.
Joseph's Home for Destitute Boys.