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Chislehurst 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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SECTION E.
HOUSING.
New Houses.
There were twenty-seven new private houses erected in the
area during the year and two war-destroyed houses rebuilt.
The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager:—
| Prior to 1951 | During 1951 | |
|---|---|---|
| I. (a) No. of "permanent" dwellings built by Local Authority | 661 | 141 |
| (b) No. of prefabricated dwellings built by Local Authority | 275 | __ |
| (c) No. of dwellings requisitioned by Local Authority | 251 | — |
| (d) No. of emergency hutments | 46 | — |
| (e) Halfway Houses | 6 | — |
| II. (a) No. of families occupying I (a) | 661 | 141 |
| (b) No. of families occupying I (b) | 275 | 275 |
| (c) No. of families occupying I (c) | 405 | 387 |
| (d) No. of families occupying I (d) | 44 | 44 |
| (e) No. of families occupying I (e) | 24 | 28 |
| III. Total number of families rehoused (a), (b) and (c)— | ||
| (a) 165 (including transfers) 64 | ||
| (b) 17 (including transfers) 6 | ||
| (c) 67 (including transfers) 14 | ||
| IV. No.of families on waiting list at December, 1951:— | ||
| Families requiring 1 bedroom | 521 | |
| Families requiring 2 bedrooms | 592 | |
| Families requiring 3 bedrooms | 591 | |
| Families requiring 4 bedrooms | 55 | |
| Old Age Pensioners | 65 | |
| Applicants not yet married | 35 | |
| Applicants not yet pointed | 231 | |
| Applicants passed but not yet housed | 54 | |
| Applicants on selection list for January meeting | 31 | |
| 2,175 | ||
This number of 2,175 does not include families in Requisitioned
property and Emergency Hutments.
Moveable Dwellings.
Four hundred and fifty-two visits were made to the moveable
dwellings in the district. There are four sites as given below:—
Approximate
Number of Number of
families. persons.
(i) Old Brickfield, Church Road, Footscray 9 28
(ii) Twydens Meadow, Cray Road, Footscray 1 7
(iii) Chalk Pit, Ruxley 28 114
(iv) Corke's Meadow, Leesons Hill, St. Paul's Cray 80 400-500