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Since the completion of the survey, 75 cases of overcrowding
have been abated. Twenty-one cases were relieved
by removal of the families to Council Houses. Fifty-four
cases were relieved by the families removing to other dwellings
or by obtaining additional accommodation in the houses
which they already occupied. A few cases were relieved by
the marriage of a member of the family and by death.
During the same period twelve new cases of overcrowding
have been discovered.
The number of cases outstanding at the end of the year
was 63.
Entries in Rent Books.
The Housing Act provides that the rent book or similar
document relating to any working class house must contain
(inter alia) a statement of the "permitted number" of persons
who may occupy the house. Upon the application of the
landlord or the occupier of any such house it is the duty of
the Local Authority to inform the applicant in writing of the
number of persons constituting the "permitted number"
in relation to the house. In order to obtain this information
it is necessary to visit the house and measure the various
rooms.
A number of applications have been received from property
owners and others for the information to enable them
to comply with the above requirement and with the help of
one enumerator these applications have been dealt with.
The following is a summary of the work done under this
heading at the 31st December, 1936:-
Number of dwelling-houses for which applications
had been received 2693
Number of such dwelling-houses which had
been measured—
Houses 2593
Rooms 13535
Number of such dwelling-houses for which
certificates had been issued 2593
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