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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Orpington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Re-Housing.
I am indebted to the Housing and Estates Manager for the following statistics on re-housing carried out by the Local Authority:—
| Prior to 1957 | During 1957 | Total as at Dec. 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. (a) Number of permanent dwellings built by Local Authority (excluding 402 old type pre-1939 Council houses) | 2,214 | 13 | 2,227 |
| (b) Number of pre-fabricated dwellings built by Local Authority | 319 | — | 319 |
| (c) Number of dwellings requisitioned by Local Authority as at Dec., 1955 | 2 | — | 2 |
2. (a) Number of families occupying 1(a) 2,227 + lodgers
(b) Number of families occupying 1(b) 319
(c) Number of families occupying 1(c) 15
3. Total number of families re-housed during 1957 in:
(a) 13 (b) Nil (c) Nil
4. Number of families on waiting list at 31.12.57 in various categories:
(a) Families in urgent need of other accommodation 75
(b) Families whose applications require early consideration 234
(c) Families whose applications are less urgent 211
520
(d) Families with varying degrees of housing need 230
5. It is not possible to give any accurate idea of the number of families
on the waiting list living in overcrowded conditions as no figures are
kept as to the extent of statutory overcrowding, but about 309 of the
families included in (4) above are living in crowded conditions.