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London County Council Houses.—Particulars of the housing
estates of the London County Council available for occupation,
were given in my Report for 1925. The estates on which accommodation
was available in 1926 were the same as in 1925, i.e.,
Becontree, Essex, and Downham, Kent. It was stated that the
Watling Estate, Hendon, would be available early in 1927.
The London County Council continued throughout 1926 to
accept recommendations from metropolitan Medical Officers of
Health for the granting of priority to the applications of those most
sorely needing housing accommodation.
In 1926, applications were received from 175 families for
preferential consideration in the allocation of housing accommodation
on L.C.C. Estates, on account of special alleged housing hardships.
Of these 16 withdrew their applications before enquiry
being deterred from proceeding further on account of the additional
expense of travelling to and from their work. 41 families were not
recommended for various reasons, e.g., insufficient means or distance
from place of employment. 25 applications were deferred for further
consideration. 93 families were considered suitable for recommendation
to the London County Council for preferential consideration but
12 of these abandoned their applications. 57 families were offered
accommodation by the London County Council, fifty of these being
recommended by the Medical Officer of Health. 8 families failed to
take advantage of the offer. During the year 1926, notifications
were received that 6 families who had been recommended for
preferential treatment had been rejected by the London County
Council.
DISINFECTION.
The Finsbury Disinfecting Station is at 49, Northampton
Road, Clerkenwell. Here provision is made for the housing and
accommodation of families during the disinfection of their premises
after infectious disease, and for the reception of small pox contacts,
and of suspected cases of small pox during the incubation period.
The " shelter " was used on three occasions only in 1926, by three