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It is an example which might very well be followed generally,
when dealing with the rehousing of large numbers in
small areas near to their occupation.
Before the next annual report is published, it is to be hoped
that the Southern Improvement Scheme for the re-housing
of the people will have been commenced on somewhat similar
lines.
Proper housing is the basis of good health, and it is therefore
absolutely essential that the building of houses be
expedited as much as possible, and that due regard be paid to
the accommodation provided being within the reach of those
people most in need of it.
Housing and Town Planning.—During the year the
housing conditions have not materially improved. The
Housing Schemes of the County Council and Borough Council
are in progress but no further action has been taken with
regard to the Southern Housing Scheme.
Two hundred and two Certificates were granted during the
year under Section 48 (2) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, with regard to newly erected houses and flats having a
proper and sufficient water supply.
Since the War, 1,640 houses and flats have been erected in
the Borough, by the London County Council, the Hammersmith
Borough Council and by private enterprise, for which
Certificates have been granted (details as under).

The premises have provided accommodation for approximately
8,200 persons, but despite this fact overcrowding is
still in evidence.
At the moment of writing I am informed that there are
upwards of 2,000 applications for houses still to be dealt with.
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