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Housing.
Houses Let in Lodgings. The effect of registration of these
houses is to render the premises subject to the requirements of the
Council's Bye-laws with respect to houses let in lodgings or
occupied by members of more than one family.
New Bye-laws made under Section 26 of the Housing and
Town Planning Act, 1919, were adopted by the Council in July,
1922. The Bye-laws previously in force applied only where the
rent payable by each lodger did not exceed a certain amount fixed
by the Bye-laws; the new Bye-laws, however, apply to any house
used for occupation by the working classes, and let in lodgings or
occupied by members of more than one family irrespective of the
amount of rent paid.
The previous Bye-laws had become inapplicable in the case of
many houses, at one time subject to the Bye-laws, owing to increase
in the amount of rent paid. The number of premises on the
Register will now, no doubt, increase.
At present the number of houses on the Register is 48. Such
houses are situated mainly in West Road, Stanton Road, and
Hampton Square, and these premises have been inspected routinely
by the Sanitary Inspector during the year. Numerous defects
found have been remedied either by action taken under the
Bye-laws or by action under the Public Health Acts or Housing
Acts.
Common Lodging Houses. There are no Common LodgingHouses
in the District.
Housing Statistics for 1921 (Ministry of Health Table).
Number of new houses erected during the year:—
(a) Total 103
(b) As part of a municipal housing scheme 0
1. Unfit dwelling houses.
Inspection—(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected
for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 609