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4. Housing Act, 1936 - Overcrowding,
(a) ( i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at end of
year 122
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 123
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 938
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported
during the year 14
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 35
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 238
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling
houses have again become overcrowded after the
Local Authority have taken steps for the abatement
of overcrowding Nil
(a) Other information regarding statistics for 1939:
(1) Number of overcrowded families at beginning
of the year 143
(2) Now cases of overcrowding reported during
1939:
(i) Families overorowded before "Appointed
Day" (not previously reported) 4
(ii) Families overcrowded since "Appointed
Day" due to natural increase etc 8
(iii) Families committing offcnces by
overcrowding 2
Total new cases of overcrowding 14
(3) Overcrowding relieved during the year:
(i) Families overcrowded before "Appointed
Day"
(a) Re-housed by Council 10
(b) abated by removal, decrease in family
or extra accommodation taken over,
atc 14
(ii) Families overcrowded due to natural
increase:
(a) Re-housed by Council 2
(b) Abated by removal, decrease in family or
extra accomodation taken over etc 8
(iii)Overcrowding Offences:
Solf-abated after notice 1
(1) Total cases re-housed by the Council
during 1939 12
(2) Total cases relieving own overcrowding
by removal, decrease in family or extra
accommodation being taken over, etc. 23
Total cases relieved 35