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The 70 cases added to the schedule are classified as follows:—
Increasing age of existing children 36
Family increased 13
"Related" cases restored to list 14
Check on survey records, when actual measuring for
permit showed very small rooms 5
Owner-occupier (age increase) 1
Overcrowded after Council's rehousing caused by
increased age in new tenant's family 1
Total 70
Regarding the 110 cases abated during the year, as shown
above, a complete review of all cases on the overcrowded schedule
was carried out during the year for the first time since the "A"
Survey in 1935-1936.
This served a most useful purpose in that it disclosed the
movement of families, or alteration to family details, which led to
the removal from the schedule of such a large number of cases
under this heading during the year.
There have been many cases of failure on the part of the landlord
to inscribe in tenant's rent books the permitted number for
the premises.
The District Sanitary Inspectors reported 59 such cases and
as a result of correspondence by your Chief Sanitary Inspector
applications were duly made by the owners concerned and permitted
numbers supplied and duly entered in the rent books.
In addition 201 applications were received from owners for
permitted numbers, and the number of houses for which permitted
numbers were dealt with was 2,634.
Three hundred and fifty copies of Form D, giving details of
the family concerned, together with their accommodation, were
received by me during the year. Each Form was acknowledged by
circular or special letter of explanation as the case required.
Arising out of these forms 17 cases of illegal overcrowding were
discovered, in connection with which 47 special letters were sent
out by your Chief Sanitary Inspector which brought about the
abatement of these cases of overcrowding.
In 10 instances of overcrowding 27 special letters were sent and
finally were reported to the Town Clerk for his attention.