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Battersea 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The Committee visited these areas, but with the exception of
Didcot Street area, referred to on page 105, no definite decision
had been arrived at by the end of the year.
Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1933.
The Housing (Financial Provisions) Bill referred to in the
Annual Report for 1932, received the Royal Assent on the 18th
May.
Overcrowding.
Some improvement has taken place in the abatement of overcrowding due, in part, to the activities of the Borough Council and
to the assistance provided by the County Council. There is, however,
considerable room for improvement in certain areas in the Borough,
and it is hoped that the action of the Council in providing a certain
number of tenements to be let at rents within the means of the
tenants requiring them will in time further abate a nuisance which,
since the War, has been one of the greatest difficulties with which
sanitary authorities have to contend.
During the year 38 applications for housing accommodation were referred to the London County Council for special consideration on the grounds of hardship or overcrowding. The following table shows the result of such action:—
| Referred in previous years but not then dealt with. | Referredin 1933. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Families accommodated | 3* | 16 | 19 |
| Offer declined or applicant otherwise suited | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Recommendation not accepted by the London County Council | — | 6 | 6 |
| Still under consideration | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Totals | 7 | 38 | 45 |
* Includes one case in which the recommendation had been previously not accepted by the
London County Council.
Repair of Unfit Houses.
Since the War, the repair and reconditioning of unfit houses,
either under the Housing Acts or the Public Health Act, has been
systematically proceeded with, and the work carried out during
1933 will be found summarised on pages 111 to 113.
† Early in 1934, as a result of communications, the London Connty
Council intimated that they were willing, on behalf of the Borough Council
to make the necessary clearance or compulsory purchase orders in respect
of the Sheepcote Lane site.