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47.
HOUSING (contd.)
Derelict sites.
Derelict sites throughout the Borough still present many problems to
the Public Health Inspector but are gradually disappearing and new buildings
taking their place, but as their value as parking places for cars now that
parking meters are in operation in Shoreditch, has greatly increased, this is
automatically keeping many sites presentable which would otherwise develop
into refuse dumps.
Drainage plans.
All drainage plans submitted to the local authority are perused by the
Public Health Inspectors before they are submitted to the appropriate
committee for approval. During the year 67 plans were perused and numerous
interviews have taken place with architects, builders, owners and others
concerned in the works involved.
Overcrowding and Preferential Treatment.
At the end of 1960 the number of overcrowded cases on the Public Health
Department Register was 44, and the number of cases on the Register for
Preferential Treatment on medical grounds was 20.
During the year 19 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 7 families had been rehoused or had
found alternative accommodation themselves. 1 case was removed from the
preferential treatment register.
The number of cases remaining on the overcrowding register at the end
of the year therefore was 56, the number remaining- on the preferential
treatment register being 19.
61 visits of inspection were made.
Rent Act 1957.
There has been very little work under the Rent Act 1957 during the
year, and only an occasional application is now received either from a
landlord or a tenant.