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house two or more families, and it is difficult to visualise when normal
conditions of one family per house will be resumed.
The cramped condition of some of these houses has to be seen to be
believed, because the young married people purchase furniture for their
own use and squeeze it into the limited accommodation at their disposal.
Cases have been known when it has been difficult for a small child to
even crawl about the floor because of lack of space.
The standard laid down in the Housing Act does not draw attention
to the conditions mentioned above because of the fact that all living rooms
have to be taken into consideration when investigating cases of overcrowding.
Nuisances Abated and Improvements Effected
Roofs repaired 110
External walls and chimney stacks repaired 56
Walls underpinned 9
Gutters and spouts repaired or renewed 66
Damp-proof courses provided 6
Dampness remedied 62
Yards paved or repaired 4
Internal walls and ceilings repaired 251
Doors and frames repaired or renewed 18
Windows repaired or renewed 190
Floors repaired or renewed 56
Sub-floor ventilation provided or improved 3
Rooms cleansed or redecorated 174
Rooms with improved lighting 9
Passage and staircase redecorated 2
Staircases repaired and handrails provided 13
Fireplaces and flues repaired or renewed 67
Wash coppers repaired or renewed 3
Washbasins and sinks provided or renewed 4
Wastepipes repaired or renewed 44
Food stores provided or renewed 2
Dustbins provided or renewed 7
Water supply improved or reinstated 5
Water closet walls and ceilings cleansed 23
Water closet pans cleansed 3
Water closet pans repaired or renewed 15
Water closet cisterns repaired or renewed 11
Water closet structures repaired or rebuilt 12
Water closet flush pipe joints repaired 20
Drains cleansed from obstruction 130
Disinfection and Disinfestation
Number of rooms disinfected 67
Bedding removed from premises for steam disinfection 92
Number of rooms disinfested 33
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