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case in order to allow the man time to make other arrangements, but
shortly after this, a not surprising event took place in an outbreak of
Diphtheria, and one of the children was removed to a Metropolitan
Asylums Board Hospital, and the overcrowding was thus materially
reduced.
(b)—Measures taken or contemplated to meet any shortage:—
The year 1920 will be memorable as it was in that year that the
foundation stone of the first building erected in the Borough under the
Housing Acts, 1919, was laid. This, the South End Green Scheme,
was the only one of the many proposed that fructified. The foundation
stone was laid on November 4th, 1920, by His Worship the Mayor,
Mr. Alderman J. I. Fraser, J.P., and the first block should be ready
for occupation in May, 1921. The print at the beginning of this
section gives the elevation of the first block, and the following are the
main details of the accommodation provided.
Site.— Extent approximately 3⅓ acres. Situated on south side of
Hampstead Heath Railway Station. It is easily accessible by train,
tram and 'bus, and very suitable for the erection of dwellings under the
Government Scheme.
Kind of Dwellings.— Owing to the extent and cost of the site it is
not considered advisable to erect separate dwellings but blocks of
tenements for which the site is admirably suited. The Ministry of
Health agreed on this point, and further, in consideration of the large
area of open space surrounding the site and the limited amount of
available land for building in the Borough, will permit the Council to
erect 5 storey buildings, this being one storey more than is usually
sanctioned.
Lay-out. —The Scheme provides for the erection of 140 separate
tenements in 4 blocks. The blocks are arranged to afford the maximum
amount of light and air, and the aspect of all the principal rooms has
been carefully considered, a large proportion facing due south and the
remainder east and west. The Committee consider it desirable to
provide 3 different types of dwellings and these 3 types are distributed
amongst the 4 blocks.
Accommodation.—The accommodation in the 3 types is as follows:—
(1) Living Room, Scullery and 1 Bedroom.
(2) „ „ 2 Bedrooms.
(3) „ „ 3 „