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The London County Council have also erected in the Borough
63 flats on the Tabard Gardens Estate, and one house in Aylwin
School. Private enterprise has been responsible for the erection
of 8 flats. Altogether, therefore, 520 flats and houses were
erected in Bermondsey during the year.
The houses demolished on insanitary areas number 302,
and 14 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 1937 with
relation to overcrowding:—
(a) (i) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end
of the year 2,573
(ii) Number of families dwelling therein 2,573
(iii) Number of persons dwelling therein 13,926
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding rereported
during the year 133
(c) (i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 449
(ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases 2,569
(d) Two cases in which dwelling houses became overcrowded
a second time after the Council had taken steps already to
abate overcrowding came to my notice during 1937. Notices
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, were served in
connection with these cases, and one family was rehoused by
the Borough Council and the other family removed privately.
A Summons was also taken out against the owner in the
first mentioned case, and he was fined £2, and ordered to pay
£1 1s. costs.
(e) Two cases also came to my notice where the occupiers
had refused to accept accommodation offered to them
by the London County Council. Notices were served upon
them under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and