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(b) Proceeding under Public Health Acts
(1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which formal
notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 10
(2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:—
(a) By Owners 6
(b) By Local Authority —
4. Housing Act 1957—Part IV (Overcrowding)
(a) (1) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at the end of the
year 10
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 13
(3) Equivalent number of adults dwelling therein 65
(b) Number of new cases reported during the year —
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 2
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 16
(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 —
Overcrowding
During the year no cases of overcrowding were found to exist but
2 cases were remedied, leaving 10 dwellings with 65 equivalent adults in
occupation overcrowded at the year end.
The 2 cases of overcrowding remedied during the year were due to:—
Provision of alternative accommodation by London C. C. 1
Removal of one or more occupants 1
Of the 10 dwellings remaining overcrowded at the end of the year 4
are owned by the L.C.C., 3 by Carshalton Urban District Council and 3
are privately owned.