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Number of cases of overcrowding in houses owned by
Corporation which have been relieved during year Nil
Number of cases of overcrowding which have been relieved
in the course of Slum Clearance operations Nil
Housing Inspections.
Further details of the inspections made and the work accomplished
under this heading during the year are fully set out in the
special report under the Housing Section in this report.
Statutory Proceedings to Repair Unfit "Working Class"
Dwellings.
The owners having failed to comply with Statutory Notices to
render fit for human habitation the undermentioned dwellinghouses
occupied by members of the working classes, the Local
Authority, after obtaining estimates, executed the necessary work
and applied for the recovery of the costs in the manner provided
by the Housing Statute:—
10, Clarence Road Cost of repairs £43 9 0
19, Alexandra Road „ „ £25 16 0
74, „ „ „ „ £28 17 0
Housing Act, 1936, Section 62.
This Section, which requires Owners of Working Class Dwellings
to have the "Permitted Number" of persons who may
occupy the dwelling inscribed in the rent book, was found to have
been con- travened in 30 instances and notices to rectify the
omissions were complied with.