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SECTION C
HOUSING
Rehousing.
The Housing Estates Manager continues to co-operate with the
Health Department on applicants with overcrowding or medical
problems. Requests are received asking for inspections to be made
with a view to ascertaining whether a family is living in overcrowded
conditions. Enquiries are then made by the Public Heatlh
Inspectors, and, if a family is found to be living in such conditions,
overcrowding is duly certified.
In instances where the request is accompanied by medical
certificates supporting the family's application on medical grounds,
very careful consideration is given that the recommendations are
made only for the most urgent cases, having regard to the nature of
the illness, the condition of the premises and the amenities available.
Applications for rehousing by the London County Council are
made to that authority direct, and requests for various enquiries to
be made are received from that Council through the Housing
Estates Manager. In cases where there is medical evidence, the
Medical Officer of Health to the London County Council is responsible
for allocating priorities on health grounds, but rehousing on
such grounds has become very substantially reduced.
10 cases were recommended for rehousing on grounds of
health and 57 on grounds of overcrowding.