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43.
HOUSING (contd.)
The introduction of Pitch Fibre pipes some three years ago appears
to have proved successful and interest is being maintained in experiments
being conducted in the manufacture of glazed earthenware pipes with flexible
rubber joints.
66 Plans of drainage and plumbing layouts were submitted during 1960 and
these were submitted to the Chief Public Health Inspector for perusal prior
to placing before the appropriate Committee for approval. Numerous
interviews take place with Architects, Builders and Owners and every effort
is made to encourage the installation of the single stack system of drainage
where applicable.
The whole of the plumbing and drainage works both new and old are under
the supervision of the Public Health Inspectors in Shoreditch and demands a
great deal of their attention and time.
Overcrowding and Preferential Treatment:
At the end of 1959 the number of overcrowded cases on the Public Health
Department register was 24, and the number of cases on the register for
preferential treatment on medical grounds was 24.
During the year 26 new cases of families living in overcrowded conditions
were found and added to the register, and a survey of all premises on the
register revealed that 6 families had been rehoused or had found alternative
accommodation themselves. 4 cases were removed from the preferential treatment
register.
The number of cases remaining on the overcrowding register at the end
of the year therefore was 44, the number remaining on the preferential
treatment register being 20.
82 visits of inspection were made.
Rent Act 1957:
Since the Rent Act 1957 became operative, there has been a considerable
decline in applications made by landlords and tenants.