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The London County Council have also erected in the Borough
287 flats, and these are situated in the Tabard Gardens and Dickens
Estates. Private enterprise has been responsible for the erection
of 8 houses and flats. Altogether, therefore, 749 flats and houses
were erected in Bermondsey during the year referred to in this
report.
The houses demolished on insanitary areas number 367,
and 26 houses have been demolished following the service of
Demolition Orders and by other measures.
HOUSING ACT, 1935—OVERCROWDING.
The following was the position at the end of 1936 with
relation to overcrowding:—
( a ) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 2,889
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 2,889
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 15,706
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding re-
reported during the year 36
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 300
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 1,492
(d) One case in which a dwelling house became overcrowded
a second time after the Council had once already taken steps
to abate overcrowding came to my notice during 1936.
Intimation Notices were served on the tenants and subtenants
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
(e) Four cases were referred to me in which dwelling houses
became re-overcrowded after families had removed by
private arrangement. Two of these families were rehoused
by the Borough Council, after Notices had been served
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and action in
regard to the remaining two families is still under consideration.