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(b) Causes—how far is it due to inability to pay the rents of
available houses.
The chief cause of overcrowding appears to be the lack of
houses available for letting at rents within the capacity of the
humbler section of the community.
(c) Example of special action taken during the year 1930 to deal
with overcrowding.
No special action taken. Where overcrowding is found to
exist, preliminary notices are served, but tenants are not
pressed to find other accommodation as this is not available for
the reason given under 3 (b).
(4) FITNESS OF HOUSES. (See Manual of Unfit Houses and Unhealthy
Areas, 1919 (1), p. 10).
(a) Difficulties found in action under the Public Health Acts or
under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
No special difficulties have arisen in the administration of
these Acts.
(b) Special measures taken or suggested, e.g. in relation to particular
types of insanitary property or in regard to arrangements
for the gradual carrying out of programmes of repair.
Arrangements have been made whereby all dwelling-houses
of the working class type will be systematically inspected.
During the next five years the Council propose to deal with
1,345 houses under the provisions of the Housing Act, 1930.
(c) Extent to which houses have not an adequate internal water
supply, distinguishing those houses supplied by (a) private and (b)
common supplies.
The percentage of houses without an internal water supply
is very small—approximately 60 houses are supplied from common
supplies.
(d) Extent to which houses have no water closet or other adequate
sanitary accommodation within their curtilage, distinguishing
those having (a) private and (b) common accommodation.
Nearly all the houses have separate closet accommodation.
About 70 houses have common accommodation.
(If exact information is not available in regard to sub-headings
(c) and (d), estimated figures will be sufficient).
(5) UNHEALTHY AREAS.
Extent to which areas of the district are unhealthy, with information
as to complaints received or representations made, and action
taken, in regard to any of these areas.
NIL.