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(c) Proceedings under Section 11 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
Number of dwelling-houses not capable of repair at reasonable
expense:—
(a) In respect of which demolition orders were made 1
(b) In respect of which undertakings to render house fit for
human habitation were accepted nil
(c) Number of houses demolished 2
(d) Number of houses made fit 2
(e) In respect of which undertakings not to use for habitation
were accepted 2
(d) Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:-
(1) Number of separate tenements and/or underground rooms:—
(a) in respect of which Closing Orders were made 25
(b) in respect of which undertakings not to use for
habitation were accepted Nil
(c) in respect of which undertakings to make fit were
accepted Nil
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms, in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit 1
(e) Proceedings under Section 25 of the Housing Act, 1936:—
Houses demolished 4
Overcrowding.
During 1953, 135 cases of statutory overcrowding came to
the notice of the Public Health Department, and certificates of
overcrowding were forwarded to the Housing Departments of
both the Borough Council and the London County Council in
support of housing applications by the families concerned. In
one instance, it was necessary for a statutory notice to be served
requiring the abatement of overcrowding which was complied
with.
A total of 101 overcrowded families were provided with
alternative accommodation during the year—53 by the London
County Council and 48 by the Borough Council.
The figures on page 32, which have been extracted from the
London County Report of the Census, 1951, give some idea of
the distribution of families in dwellings of varying sizes. They
do not, however, indicate the number of cases of statutory
overcrowding as room sizes are disregarded and the number of
persons in the household is actual and not equivalent, i.e.,
children under ten years of age are included as " persons,"
whereas for the purposes of ascertaining overcrowding a child between
one and ten years is counted as half a unit and a child
under one year is disregarded.
Applications for Rehousing.
Where applications for alternative housing accommodation
are supported by medical certificates, it is the practice for the