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rents, is an infinitely greater source of danger. When it is remembered
that a third of the family income is often expended in rent,
the gravity of the position will be realised.
We have done much, and we have a great deal for which to
thank the pioneers of those earlier and extremely difficult days.
Our problems are comparatively simple, and, unlike those of less
fortunate communities, they do admit of solution. It must be
admitted that our position still falls short of the ideal. Although
the degree of legal overcrowding in Southgate is certainly minimal,
families are still living in premises which were never intended to
accommodate the present number of inhabitants. This is a field
which might repay investigation, as it does not appear to have
received adequate attention from responsible authorities in the
past.
Number of New Houses Erected during the Year 1936:—
(a) Total (including numbers given separately under (b)) 977
(b) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:—
(i) By the Local Authority Nil
(ii) By other bodies or persons Nil