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(4) Number of dwelling houses (exclusive of those referred
to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation 126
2. Remedy of Defects during the year without service of Formal
Notices :—
Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence
of informal action by the Local Authority or their
officers 110
Number of dwelling houses demolished during the year 40
Moveable Dwellings.
During 1958, three licences were renewed and one new one
granted, embracing a total of 111 caravans and ten tents. For the
winter months, four licences, covering a total of 111 caravans were
also issued.
One hundred and fifteen visits were made to the various sites
by the Public Health Inspectors.
Re-Housing.
I am indebted to the Housing and Estates Manager for the
following statistics on re-housing carried out by the Local
Authority :—
Prior to During Total as at
1958 1958 Dec. 1958
1. (a) Number of permanent dwellings built
by Local Authority (excluding 402
old type pre-1939 council houses) 2,227 87 2,314
(b) Number of pre-fabricated dwellings
built by Local Authority 319 — 319
(c) Number of dwellings requisitioned by
Local Authority 2 — 2
2. (a) Number of families occupying 1(a) 2,314 and lodgers
(b) Number of families occupying 1(b) 319
(c) Number of families occupying 1(c) 15
3. Total number of families re-housed during 1958 in
(a) 87 (b) Nil (c) Nil
4. Number of families on waiting list at 31st December, 1958, in
various categories:—
(a) Families in urgent need of other accommodation 55
(b) Families whose applications require early consideration 256
(c) Families whose applications are less urgent 231
542
(d) Families with varying degrees of housing need 300
5. Number of families on waiting list living in overcrowded conditions;
it is not possible to give an exact figure in this connection, but
approximately 331 of the families included in 4 above are living
in crowded conditions.