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Overcrowding.
Number of certificates issued giving
the number of persons who may
occupy a house 17
Number of dwellings overcrowded at
end of year 85
„ „ families dwelling therein 86
" " persons " " 490
" " new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 88
" " overcrowded families
relieved during the year 21
(1) by removal of members of family 9
(2) " " " families to other
known address 3
(3) " " to unknown addresses 5
(4) " " " Council houses
(included also
in 2) -
(5) " " of sub-tenants and
lodgers 4
(6) Number of persons included
in such relieved cases 150
Disinfestation.
Visits paid re vermin or suspicion of -
for Bed Bugs 178)
"other )
Vermin 92) 270
Verminous premises disinfested -
for Bugs 54)
" other )
Vermin 25) 79
Council houses disinfested 13
Methods employed - hydrogen cyanide 0
sulphur 1
The others were disinfested by
liquid insecticides.
Verminous articles destroyed 12
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