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This scheme has been a great asset to the borough
as it has helped to meet the urgent need of the lower
wage earners in Fulham for houses of moderate rentals
near their places of occupation. In such cases travelling
expenses are too much of a drain on the resources of
the family.
The flats are intended exclusively for people with
children and the tenants are Fulham residents with
few exceptions. The tenants have now entered into
occupation and the present population is 790, consisting
of 388 persons over 14 years of age and 402 under
that age.
The London County Council Estates.
Since 1924, 716 Fulham families have been accommodated
on the London County Council housing estates.
Of this number, 255 were accommodated on recommendation
by the Public Health Department of the
Borough Council. These were cases either of overcrowding
or special hardship.
During the year 1927, 475 applications were made
to the Public Health Department for housing accommodation
and of this number 317 cases were recommended
for preferential treatment to the London County
Council. During 1927, 92 families were successful in
securing accommodation.
The County Council estates available for Fulham
families are situated as follows:—
1. Becontree Estate, Essex.
2. Downham Estate, Bromley.
3. White Hart Lane Estate, Tottenham.
4. Watling Estate, Edgware.
No further applications are being sent for the
Castelnau Estate as the number of houses available
on this estate for Fulham residents has been exceeded.
The rents, plus rates, of the County Council houses
vary from 12. 6d. to 24s. per week, and the accommodation
varies from two to six rooms.