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(c) Housing Act, 1936.
Unfit Houses.
During the year one house was dealt with under this Act as
follows:—
37, Higham Street—Demolition Order.
(d) Housing Act, 1936—Overcrowding.
Total number of houses in the Borough scheduled as
overcrowded on 1st January, 1939 215
Additional cases added during the year 18
Cases abated during the year:—
Rehoused by the Council 58
Removals, altered accommodation, decrease
of family units, etc. 37
95
This leaves a total of 138 cases of overcrowding remaining on
the schedule at the end of the year.
The 18 cases added to the schedule are classified as follows :—
Increasing age of existing children 4
Family increased 2
Combined age advance and family increase 9
Adjustment of "permitted number" allowed 2
Restored to schedule 1
Total 18
Permitted Numbers.— A total of 412 visits were paid by the
District Sanitary Inspectors in connection with the Housing Act,
1936, as it relates to overcrowding.
(e) General.
Mr. J. E. West, your Council's Housing Manager, kindly
contributed the following statement:—
Overcrowding cases brought forward 1st January, 1939 215
Additional cases reported 18
233
Rehoused 58
Abated 37
95
138
The number of vacancies arising 75
(a) Rehoused from insanitary areas 8
(b) Rehoused from overcrowding schedule 58
(c) Rehoused by redistribution 13
(d) Rehoused from Housing Register 7
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