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Statistics re Overcrowding.
(a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of
the year 61
Number of families dwelling therein 63
Number of persons dwelling therein 404
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 29
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during
the year Total 82
(1) by removal of members of family 26
(2) by removal of families to other known
addresses (not overcrowded) 9
(3) by removal to unknown addresses 45
(4) by removal to Council houses (included also
in (2) 3
(5) by re-arrangement of rooms amongst
tenants of the house 2
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 490
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwellinghouses
have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement
of overcrowding Nil
NEW HOUSES.
The Borough Engineer & Surveyor has kindly supplied the
following information:—
Numbers of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total, including numbers given separately under (b)
977 houses
449 flats
48 shops.
(i) by the Local Authority—none.
(ii) By other Local Authorities—none.
(iii) 977 houses, 449 flats, 48 shops.
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts
(i) By the Local Authority—none.
(ii) By other bodies or persons—none.
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