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In addition to the above, the bodies of 4 still-born infants were
brought to the Mortuary by the Police.
Section 4.
Housing.
The housing problem has undergone little material alteration
during the year under review. There is still a scarcity of housing
accommodation, and the Housing Committee has not been able to
bring to maturity any plans for further amelioration.
Sherrif Road Flats.
The proposal to erect 16 flats upon a site in Sherriff Road, which
was first submitted to the Council on 29th January, 1925, was fully
reported upon by the Housing Committee to the Council at its
meeting on 28th October, 1926, when the Committee stated that, after
giving the matter their very careful and earnest consideration, they
had arrived at the conclusion, unanimously, that the present time was
inopportune for the scheme to be carried out, and recommended that
the scheme should be deferred for the present. To this the Council
agreed.
The problem of housing in Hampstead is no longer a question
that involves the consideration of the construction of extensive
additional accommodation; practically no unbuilt-on spaces remain
other than those which are public open spaces or railway land;
neither does the housing question affect exclusively the labouring
classes. People of quite good economic conditions find it quite
difficult to obtain suitable accommodation.
During the year I have compiled long lists of the people who are
living in such an overcrowded state as to merit special consideration
when applying for accommodation on the Loudon County Council's
Watling Estate. Of this scheme, which comprises in all 4,000 houses,
it is hoped that 1,000 will be completed this year, and the County
Council are allotting a certain number to each Borough in proportion
to their needs. Included in the lists of families sent to the County
Council for special consideration are the following:—
Families living in one room. No. of cases.
2-3 persons in the family 28
4 „ 14
5 „ 12
6 or more ,, 8