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of remediable or irremediable sanitary or structural defects, and the
existence of inconveniences, such as stairs which might be prejudicial
to the patient.
On this information and that supplied by the Chief Housing
Officer, an assessment of points to be awarded on medical grounds was made.
In eight cases, recommendations for re-housing on medical grounds
were also made to the London County Council, and to other local authorities
in eleven cases.
At the end of 1956, the London County Council notified the 165,000
applicants on their waiting lists (Categories A, B and C) that only 2,000
could expect to receive an offer of accommodation within the next three
years. No further names would be added to the waiting lists, although new
applicants could, if they wished, place their names on a "deferred" list.
A little over a hundred houses a year would be reserved for cases of very
serious medical condition, aggravated by housing circumstances, confirmed
by the County Medical Officer of Health. Applications for these must be
made by the family medical practitioner concerned (or by the Chest Physician)
direct to the County Medical Officer.
In these circumstances, the number of cases notified to the London
County Council as possessing medical claims for re-housing, has been reduced.
The provision of new housing accommodation
The post-war housing schemes completed in Kensington by the
Council have provided 1,225 flats. The total number of properties under
Council management at the end of 1957 is summarized in the following table

Other schemes for building new housing accommodation are in
various stages of preparation.
Accommodation for Costermongers
The general condition of mews dwellings in the borough has
received much attention from the public health viewpoint in recent years
In connection with the Council's policy of clearing unsatisfactory mews
dwellings, it was appreciated that street traders must have storage