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Chislehurst 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.
This Act came into operation on 30th August. 1954. Applications
for Certificates of Disrepair were few and in the four months
of 1954, only six were dealt with. Of these one was granted and
the other five withdrawn by the tenants concerned.
New Houses.
There were 182 units erected by private enterprise during the
year.

Table: Re-Housing.The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager :—

Re-Housing.

The following information has been supplied by the Housing Manager :—

Prior to 1954.During 1954.
1. (a) Number of " permanent " dwellings built by the Local Authority1,15669
(b) Number of prefabricated dwellings erected by the Local Authority275_
(c) Number of dwellings (excluding Halfway Houses) under requisition by the Local Authority203196
(d) Number of half-way houses and emergency huts1717
11. (a) Number of families occupying I (a)1,15669
(b) Number of families occupying I (b)275275
(c) Number of families occupying 1 (c)336321
(d) Number of families occupying 1 (d)3946
III. The total number of families re-housed during 1953 in (a), (b) and (c):—
(a) 94
(b) 22
(c) 57
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Note.—The figure of 173 lettings includes 60 transfers from various types
of Council controlled properties.

Table: IV. Total number of families on waiting list at 1st February, 1955:-—

IV. Total number of families on waiting list at 1st February, 1955:-—

Couples621
Families requiring 2 bedrooms722
Families requiring 3 bedrooms467
Families requiring 3 or more bedrooms45
Old Age Pensioners and Single Persons146
2,001
Cases not yet pointed219
Families in requisitioned premises or huts332
Cases passed and not yet housed, including refusals
of accommodation52
603
2,604