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Borough Council have continued the efforts they
have made to deal with housing difficulties in the
Borough and all the Council's flats were occupied
during 1933. One of the duties of the Medical
Officer of Health was to organise the procedure
for the selection of tenants and to consider in
detail the applications for tenancies (over 2,000
since the first applications were received) and also
the reports of the referencer. The Borough
Treasurer also investigated and reported on the
applications from the financial point of view.
All applications were afterwards considered in
detail by the Lettings Sub-Committee, who were
responsible for the decisions.
Slum Clearance. Circular 1331 (6th April, 1933),
gave a great impetus to the housing work of
Local Authorities. A general review of the situation
in Fulham was conducted and the houses in
all the poorest districts were inspected by the
staff and subsequently by the Permanent SubCommittee
of the Public Health Committee.
Since the issue of the above circular a considerable
increase in the housing work of the Council has been
organised and three areas, comprising 33 houses,
accommodating 32 families and 160 persons, were
represented and declared as clearance areas early
in 1934. The housing question is a fluid one and
as the houses deteriorate other areas will come under
consideration to be dealt with by appropriate measures
including clearance and other methods.
House to House Inspection. This is done mainly
by the Housing Inspector, who made 3,153 inspections
during the year.
House to house inspection has been carried out
as in previous years in accordance with the provisions
of the Public Health and Housing Acts. When
houses come within the definition of "Lodging
Houses" in the "London County Council Byelaws
with respect to Houses Divided into Separate