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The following table shows the principal defects discovered, apart
from structurally defective drains and defects in houses within clearance
areas:—
251 drains found stopped.
449 defective W.C. cisterns and pans.
411 ,, rain-water pipes, gutters and waste-pipes.
133 ,, soil pipes and vents.
876 ,, roofs.
256 ,, sinks.
939 ,, window frames.
552 ,, floors.
811 ,, coppers and fireplaces.
699 ,, dustbins.
267 ,, staircases.
2,342 houses with dirty walls and ceilings.
337 ,, defective yard paving.
623 ,, damp walls.
83 ,, defective drinking water cisterns.
574 miscellaneous defects.
Owners were induced to provide 120 houses with water supplies
direct from the mains in substitution for supplies from storage cisterns.
Damp-proof courses were inserted in 183 premises to remedy dampness
in walls.
OVERCROWDING.
The Census in connection with the Overcrowding Survey was completed
in the early part of the year, and was mentioned in the Annual
Report for 1935. 40.644 families were enumerated and of these 1,322
were found to be overcrowded. The Council elected that the Appointed
Day under the Act should be the 1st January, 1937, and the necessary
steps were taken accordingly.
Information respecting the permitted number of persons allowed
to occupy a dwelling has been supplied to all agents and owners who
have made application for the information.