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Fulham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ESTATES
During the year 1938 57 families were alloted houses on London County Council estates, 14 on
the recommendation of the Public Health Department and 43 on direct application to the County
Council. The following table shows the number of families accommodated on the various estates
up to the end of 1938 :—
TABLE 16
| Estate. | Accommodated on recommendation by the Fulham Borough Council. | Accommodated on applying direct to the London County Council. | Total Fulham families accommodated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST HILL, Wandsworth | 17 | 41 | 58 |
| WATLING, Middlesex | 140 | 87 | 227 |
| DOWNHAM, Kent | 55 | 20 | 75 |
| BECONTREE, Essex | 110 | 468 | 578 |
| ST. HELIELL, Morden | 146 | 318 | 464 |
| HAN WELL, Middlesex | 26 | 148 | 174 |
| BROXHOLME HOUSE, Fulham | 1 | 50 | 51 |
| ROEHAMPTON, CASTELNAU, CENTRAL LONDON, etc. | 170 | 598 | 768 |
| Totals | 665 | 1,730 | 2,395 |
During the year applications made to the Public Health Department of the Borough for
accommodation on the London County Council Estates were dealt with in the following manner :—
45 families were recommended to the County Council for preferential consideration ;
15 families proved upon enquiry to be unsuitable for recommendation, but 9 of these
applications were forwarded to the London County Council for inclusion in the
" ordinary list " of applicants ;
11 applicants made inquiries, but did not return their application forms ;
17 certificates of overcrowding were issued on request to the London County Council, and
1 case was certified as " not overcrowded " ;
11 cases of families occupying basement rooms were referred to the Department by the London
County Council, and in only one instance were the rooms found to be " underground
rooms," which could be closed under the provisions of the Housing Act ;
16 applicants refused accommodation offered by the London County Council, mainly on
account of the distance of the Estate from their place of employment.