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Borough, as was also the help given by the various voluntary bodies
in this work.
HOUSING
REPAIRS
The number of occupied dwellinghouses in the Borough at the end
of the year was estimated to be 44,944.
Premises inspected for defects during the year under the Public
Health (London) Act, and the Housing Act, totalled 2,282. Of the
total number inspected, 776 houses were found to be not in all respects
reasonably fit for habitation.
A total of 517 houses were rendered fit by informal action, which
included the service of 658 Intimation Notices.
In 309 instances it was necessary to serve Statutory Notices to
ensure that the necessary work was carried out.
OVERCROWDING
As a result of complaints from occupiers or on routine inspections,
29 families were visited in connexion with overcrowding. Eight families
were found to be living in accommodation that was statutorily overcrowded,
and these cases were reported to the Housing Department.
Where a request is received from an owner for a statement of the
permitted number of persons in respect of a dwelling, it is the
responsibility of the local authority to supply the necessary information
in writing. 125 such requests were received and met during the year.
INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES
The following houses were represented by me during the year as
unfit for human habitation, and Demolition or Closing Orders were made
by the Council as follows:-
Demolition Orders - 173 Herbert Road
43 Nightingale Vale
57 Rippolson Road.
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