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the views of voluntary workers, together with any suggestions
for improving the service. These meetings are each attended
by some 150 voluntary visitors and other helpers, including
voluntary drivers, helpers on the meals service, voluntary
escorts, hairdressers and others.
FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS APPEAL
The Mayor, Alderman Garnett, in his Christmas appeal for
the old folk of Woolwich, raised over £2,000 and this money
was distributed to old people in the form of gifts. A large
number of volunteers distributed the parcels,
HOUSING
REPAIRS
The number of occupied dwellinghouses in the Borough at
the end of the year was estimated as 46,172. Premises inspected
for defects during the year under the Public Health and Housing
Acts totalled 2,928. Of the premises inspected 83b were found
to be not in all respects reasonably fit for habitation.
A total of 585 houses were made fit or repaired by informal
action. The number of Intimation Notices served was 512.
In 27^ cases it was found necessary to serve Statutory
Notices to ensure that the necessary repairs were carried out.
OVERCROWDING
Resulting either from complaints received from housing
applicants or from the Housing Department, 40 inspections were
carried out during the year in connection with unsatisfactory
housing conditions or overcrowding.
Three families were found to occupy accommodation that was
statutorily overcrowded and details of these families were
reported to the Chief Housing Officer.
It is the responsibility of the Council to supply in writing
a statement showing the permitted number in respect of any dwelling;
in this connection 290 premises were visited and measured following
requests from either landlords or tenants.
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