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Kilburn Vale Area. Nothing further arose on this area ;it being
stated by the Chairman of the Housing Committee that the
Ministry did not desire us to proceed with this scheme.
Westbere Road. The question of the utilisation of this si to was
considered by the Housing Committee in 1921 who decided
to take no further action. This resolution still stands, and,
presumably the site will be developed by private enterprise.
Housing of Private Families.
The following table shows the state of the housing of private
families; and the rooms occupied, together with the percentage
of families living in various units of occupation. It will be noted
how the density of population is becoming greater in the smallersized
tenements, and less acute in tenements of more than six
rooms ; this is accounted for by the house-shortage and by a downward
economic pressure.
TENEMENTS AT CENBUB, 1921.
l. room.
2 rooms.
3. rooms.
5. rooms.
6-7
rooms.
8—9
rooms.
10
room and
over.
4. rooms.
Total private families
2,018
2,842
4,194
2,957
1,833
2,575
1,824
3,277
Population in private
families
3,066
7,919
14,064
10,645
6,991
10,372
8,406
18,587
Rooms occupied
2,018
5,684
12,582
11,828
9,165
16,582
15,423
39,290
Percentage of families
living in various units
of occupation —
—
At Census of 1921
9·4
13·2
19·5
13·7
8·5
12·0
8·5
15·2
1911
6·9
13·1
16·1
9·8
6·4
12·9
11·9
22·9
It is obvious from the facts disclosed by these Census figures that
many of our citizens are living under conditions which, although
possibly in many cases are not " illegal," yet must, in the nature of
things, tend to be " immoral," owing to the highly undesirable
crowding together of the sexes ; especially in those cases where young