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(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 7
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 29
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 204
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling-houses
have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the
abatement of overcrowding 0
(e) Other particulars with respect to overcrowding :—
Overcrowding in 2 Council Houses was
relieved by transferring the occupants to
larger existing Council Houses.
It was enacted by the Housing Act, 1935 (Operation and Overcrowding
Provisions) Order, 1936, dated 26th June, 1936, that in
this District the appointed day for the purpose of the section which
provides for the entering in rent books of a summary in the prescribed
form of certain provisions of the Act relating to overcrowding
should be the 1st July, 1936, and that the appointed day for the
purposes of the sections dealing with affences in relation to overcrowding
should be the 1st January, 1937.
Provision of New Houses.
The Council have decided to build new houses to relieve overcrowding
and to re-house persons who have vacated houses which
are to be demolished.
In Rainham Ward the Council have suitable building land
which can be used for this purpose and in the Town Ward it is
proposed to build houses on land already in the possession of the
Council which has been hitherto used for another purpose. In their
scheme the Council have decided to provide some houses with 4 or 5
bedrooms for large families and also small dwellings for aged
persons. Building was commenced on the Rainham site in March,
1938.
Information Supplied to Landlords.
Under the Housing Act it is the duty of the Council to supply
to landlords on request the permitted number of persons in relation
to each of their houses.