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pressing need for accommodation at low rents, and in my opinion
blocks of dwellings of an improved standard, with as many as
possible of the domestic amenities of the small dwelling-house
preserved, probably offers the best solution of the problem, particularly
in districts where there is an absence of suitable building
sites.
The number of cases of overcrowding which came to the
notice of this department during the year was 165, and in one
instance legal proceedings were taken against the person responsible
for the nuisance.
82 families were recommended to the London County Council
for consideration for accommodation on their housing estates as
extreme hardship cases, either for overcrowded conditions or
medical reasons, and of these 52 were offered houses by that
Authority.
Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920 and 1923.
During the year 15 applications were made by occupiers of
houses for certificates that the premises in question were not in a
reasonable state of repair. In every case a certificate was
granted and action was taken under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, to compel the owners to make the premises reasonably
fit for habitation.
Underground Sleeping Rooms.
During the year 4 underground rooms which were illegally
occupied for sleeping purposes were closed or their occupation
discontinued.