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104
New Houses Provided by the Council.
Chatham Road.
The disused Fire Station at Chatham Road was purchased at
a cost of £8,000 by the Council from the London County Council
in the previous year. The Council decided to convert the lower
portion into public swimming and slipper, &c., baths, and to utilise
the upper portion of the building, which was arranged in tenements
for the firemen, for housing accommodation. In this way 12
tenements were placed at the disposal of the Housing Committee
and, on the necessary repairs and redecoration being completed,
were occupied by 12 working-class families.

In no case was an application considered from a person resident
outside the Borough.
Particulars of the families housed may be summarised as
follows:—
(i.) In the 2 2-roomed tenements—4 adults, 2 children.
(1 of these families previously lived in 1 room and
the other in 2 rooms.)
(ii.) In the 8 3-roomed tenements—16 adults, 27 children.
(3 of these families previously lived in 1 room, 4 in
2 rooms, and 1 in 3 rooms.)
(iii.) In the 2 4-roomed tenements—4 adults, 11 children.
(1 of these families previously lived in 1 room and
the other in 2 rooms.)
The total number of persons thus accommodated is 24 adults
and 40 children.