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include applications for transfer from Council tenants and licensees
of requisitioned premises. He also refers certain cases in which some
special feature is involved (e.g., fitness of basement rooms).
Under the Council's "Points Scheme," points are allocated by the
Housing Manager for statutory overcrowding, bedroom deficiency, lack
of a separate home, etc., and he refers to me cases of ill-health (for
which additional points up to a maximum of 15 for pulmonary tuberculosis
and 10 for other conditions can be allocated), and unsuitable
accommodation (for which the maximum additional points is 10).
Each case is placed in a group according to the number of bedrooms
required by the family. Applications with the highest number of
points in each group are submitted to the Housing Committee for
instructions. Cases where the applicant or a member of his household
is suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and is infectious, and where
the accommodation is considered to be inadequate, are submitted to
the Committee irrespective of the total number of points allocated.
The points scheme does not apply to applications for transfers from
Council or requisitioned property, which are still dealt with under the
previous system, "essential" and "advisable" recommendations being
made on medical grounds.
During 1954 a total of 667 cases were dealt with under the arrangements
set out in the three preceding paragraphs. The maximum
number of points on medical grounds other than pulmonary tuberculosis
were allocated to 8 applications, and 6 cases were referred to the
Housing Committee for special consideration on these grounds. In
21 cases the maximum points were given for pulmonary tuberculosis,
11 of these being referred to the Housing Committee for special consideration
as the accommodation was inadequate. In 10 cases of
transfer applications, rehousing was recommended as essential on
medical grounds.
The London County Council also refer cases in which there appear
to be overcrowding, for the submission, in appropriate cases, of an
"orange"form. Overcrowding was found to exist in 2 instances.
The London County Council also notify cases in which the application
alleges sanitary defects. The houses are inspected, and action
to secure the remedy of any defects found is taken.
j Statistics for the Year ended 31st December, 1954.
'nspeCfj0|1 ()f Dweii;ngS Houses.
a> Dwellings inspected for housing defects (under Public
Health and Housing Acts) ... ... ... ... 3,874
Number of inspections made for that purpose ... 23,387
Dwellings (included above) inspected under the Hous-
ln8 Consolidated Regulations, 1925 and 1932 ... Nil
Number of inspections made for that purpose ... Nil
(f) ^We"'n®s f°und to be unfit for human habitation ... 25
Dwellings found not to be in all respects reasonably
"I for human habitation (not included under (e) above) 1.618