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The development of the new St. Helier Estate at Morden is proceeding and applications
are being forwarded as and when required to the London County Council.
In November, 1927 and July, 1928 agreements were completed between the London
County Council and the Borough Council whereby provision was made for the housing of
150 families on the Wormholt Estate, Hammersmith, the Borough Council to pay to the
London County Council the sum of £7 per annum for a period of 20 years for each house
occupied
The 150 families are in occupation. During the year 3 vacancies occurred and new
tenants were admitted at once from the waiting list.
The following analysis of 240 cases of overcrowding remaining on the list after completion
of the Watling Estate, and, similarly, 160 cases for the Wormholt Estate, gives some indication
of the urgent need for the provision of further housing accommodation for the Borough.
Number in family,
including Parents.
Number of Rooms Occupied.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
3
52
-
-
-
-
4
52
40
-
—
—
5
28
52
15
—
—
6
8
47
17
—
—
7
2
21
14
—
—
8
1
12
12
1
—
9
-
6
6
4
—
10
1
2
3
1
—
11
—
1
1
—
—
13
-
-
-
-
1
Defects, Nuisances and Contraventions of Bye-laws (other than items of Dilapidation)
Discovered and Remedied in Registered Tenement Houses.
1930
Drain defective 1
„ choked 19
„ not properly ventilated or ventilating pipe defective 17
Manhole cover defective 11
Gully choked 12
Soil pipe defective —
Water-closet defective 71
„ choked 18
„ without sufficient flush 11
„ flushing apparatus defective 61
„ foul 8
„ improperly constructed —
„ accommodation insufficient 4
„ without door, door defective, or without proper fastenings 92
Rain-water pipe defective 46
„ choked 15
Guttering defective 48
Waste pipe defective 21
„ choked 9
„ untrapped 1
„ not provided or missing —
Sink defective or not provided 16
Other drainage defects 2
Cistern defective 2
dirty 26
„ without proper cover or cover defective 22
Dustbin defective 187
„ not provided 2
„ insufficient 27
„ disused and not abolished 1
Paving of yard or area defective 51
„ washhouse defective 28
Premises damp 79
Rooms, etc., dirty (including staircases, washhouses, water-closets, yards, areas, etc.) 3,250
„ verminous 70
„ contents, bedding, etc., dirty 4
„ not provided with a window opening directly to the external air 1
Chimney smoky 45
Food cupboards not provided -
Windows defective including cords and fastenings out of repair 828
Roof defective 288
Common staircases out of repair 102
Staircases without sufficient handrail 17
Animals improperly kept —
Accumulation of refuse (not offensive) 9
Premises without water or supply insufficient 51
Any other defects, etc. 144