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69
THE RE-HOUSING OF OVERCROWDED FAMILIES.
The calculation of the number of houses required to abate the overcrowding in the
1,795 families is somewhat complicated. Making allowance for the maximum re-allocation
of overcrowded families in houses now overcrowded but which can be utilised for smaller
families, some 639 new houses will be required. On the London County Council basis of 1½
persons per room these will be of the following sizes:—
Size of House in Rooms
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Number of Houses
237
157
181
34
24
5
1
Total 639
This figure will in due course be modified by deducting a proportion for overcrowded
families living in unfit houses which can be dealt with under the Housing Act, 1930, but the
exact figure is still problematical.
It will be clear from the preceding tables that there is no shortage of occupants for
639 additional houses.