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was submitted to the Ministry of Health as required by the Public Health Officers
Regulation, 1959.
(a) Number of dwellings known to be overcrowded at end of year 11
Number of families dwelling therein 13
Number of persons dwelling therein 67
Equivalent number of persons dwelling therein
(Section 77 Housing Act, 1957) 55½
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during year 8
(c) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during year 6
Number of persons concerned 29
Equivalent number of persons concerned
(Section 77, Housing Act, 1957) 24
(d) Cases in which dwelling-houses in respect of which Local
Authority has taken steps for abatement of overcrowding and
have again become overcrowded Nil
It is very unlikely that the above represent the entire extent of the overcrowding
in the Borough but they are the only cases known to the Department.
These cases were brought to the Department's notice either by the tenants seeking
to improve their "points" position on the Council's housing application list, by
Hospital Authorities, or by owners endeavouring to secure possession of their
properties on the grounds that they were overcrowded.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There are no registered common lodging houses in the Borough.
RENT ACT, 1957
The following figures show the number of applications for Certificates of
Disrepair and Revocation received and the action taken during the year.
Application for Certificates of Disrepair.
No. of applications for certificates 7
No. of decisions not to issue certificates 1
No. of decisions to issue certificates 4
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 2
(b) in respect of all defects 2
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