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Families overcrowded at the end of the
year 1937 38
Added during the year 15
53
Abated during the year 24
Leaving 29
Of the 24 cases abated, 7 were allotted houses on the
new estate in Potters Grove, 1 was allotted a flat on the
Council's estate, 6 themselves obtained fresh accommodation
whilst in the rest (10) abatement was secured by
some member or members of the family leaving home
(often sons or daughters being married).
A tabulated statement regarding overcrowding, as
required by the Minister of Health is included at the end
of this report.
One case of overcrowding which constituted an
offence came to light, and was immediately abated on
notice.
Applications to be supplied with the permitted numbers
for houses continued to be received, and this
necessitated visits to and the measurement of 136 houses.
In addition to these sixty-nine visits were made regarding
various matters connected with overcrowded families.
SHOPS ACTS.
The whole of these Acts are administered by my
Department, which include the hours of closing, weekly
half-holidays, time worked, Sunday trading, and the provisions
relating to sanitary conveniences, lighting,
heating, etc.
There appears to have been no instance of intentional
evasion
One hundred and three visits were made which, in
many instances, entailed a complete inspection of the
shop and records.