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Sutton and Cheam 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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4. Housing Act, 1936. Part IV—Overcrowding.
(a) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year:—
| Dwellings | Families | Persons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Houses | 10 | 10 | 93 |
| Privately Rented | 23 | 23 | 166 |
| Owner/Occupier | 11 | 11 | 88 |
| Totals | 41 | 44 | 347 |
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding
reported during the year 6
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding
relieved by the Council during the
year 1
(2) Number of persons concerned in such
cases 6
(d) Cases in which dwelling-houses have again
become overcrowded -
The Form "C" Return, submitted as the result of the
Overcrowding Survey in 1935-1936, revealed 116 cases
of overcrowding. By leason of removals, deaths or
marriages, overcrowding has continued automatically
to abate, with the result that the number of dwellings
now overcrowded is 44.
Plans for the erection of houses to deal with these
cases are in course of preparation.
In 1936 two cases were added to the Register, and
in 1937, six. Seven of these have been abated by
informal action and the other by the allocation of a
Council House.
Slum Clearance.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7, Pit Cottages, Station Road,
Cheam, were demolished in 1937.
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