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Up to the end of the year 1926, 57 Fulham families
were successful in obtaining flats or cottages under this
scheme, one during 1924, 15 during 1925, and 41
during 1926.
The estates are situated at Becontree, near Barking
(Essex) ; Downham, near Bromley (Kent), Roehampton
(Surrey) ; Watling, near Hendon (Middlesex)
; and at White Hart Lane, Tottenham ; and, it
will be noted that, with the exception of Roehampton,
they are all at a considerable distance from Fulham.
A great difficulty with regard to this scheme is
that many of the applicants are only in receipt of
incomes of from £2 10s. 0d. to £2 15s. 0d. per week
to provide for the needs of four or five persons, and a
considerable number have been refused accommodation
as it was considered that the rents and travelling expenses
would be too much of a drain on their resources.
Overcrowding has certainly been relieved by the
erection of these houses, with great benefit to many
families. On account of the distance from Fulham
and the travelling expenses the scheme does not
entirely meet the needs of those in receipt of very
small wages.
The Borough Council's Estate in Wyfold Road,
although on a small scale, is an effort in the right
direction, and has provided houses in the vicinity for
36 families who were in urgent need of accommodation.
The erection of these model flats was decided upon in
the Autumn of 1925, and the site was acquired after
a good deal of consideration. Mr. A. F. Holden,
M.I.C.E., Borough Surveyor and Engineer, was the
architect for the scheme.
The dwellings are in three blocks of 12 flats, and
each block is three storeys in height. Eighteen of
the flats consist of two bedrooms, with a living room,
scullery and bathroom, and eighteen have an additional
bedroom.
It is realised that accommodation on a much larger
scale than that already provided is required, and the