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which is in their opinion a reasonable rent has been, or is to be,
received by the tenant in consideration of the assignment, subletting
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-'etting 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.
During the course of 1938 I have continued to deal with
applications for sub-letting in Council houses.
The following work was carried out.
Total number of applications dealt with 51
Number granted permission to sublet 47
Number refused permission 4
Numbers of letters sent 167
Number of visits made by Sanitary Inspectors 13
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.
Periodical examinations of the conditions of the public elementary
schools are made by the Sanitary Inspectors, and any defects