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class house, and 10,047 houses or parts of houses were
visited. To enable the survey to be carried out expeditiously
a temporary staff of six enumerators was engaged.
The result of the survey was fully reported upon in a
report to your Council in April, 1936. The percentage of
overcrowding (.75%) was very low compared with similar
towns, and this satisfactory state of affairs was due in
no small measure to action taken by the Corporation in
previous years, by (1) close following up and abatement
of cases of overcrowding brought to light by routine
inspections and (2) the provision of working class houses.
INCREASE OF RENT & MORTGAGE INTEREST
RESTRICTIONS ACTS
The small number of applications received for certificates
under Section 2 (2) of the Principal Act since the
Act was passed is not easily explained. The Act provides
that where the statutory increase (40%) of rent has been
paid in respect of a house and the house has not been
kept in a reasonable state of repair by the owner, the tenant
may apply to the local authority for a certificate which
should contain particulars as to what works of repair are
required.
Only one application was received during 1936, and as
the owner carried out the necessary repairs a certificate
was not granted.
Two applications were 'received during 1935.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(a) MILK SUPPLY.
The register of dairymen was revised during the year.
It was known that a number of dairymen with premises
outside the Borough, but who were on the register, had
either sold their businesses to large combines, or had ceased
business altogether, and enquiries were addressed to
neighbouring Authorities,