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Housing Accommodation Applications.
All applications made to the Council are normally dealt with by
the Housing Manager, who refers to me those cases in which the
application is based wholly or partly on medical grounds. These cases
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, lac*
of a separate home, etc., and he refers to me cases of ill-health (f° {
which additional points up to a maximum of 15 for pulmonary tuber'
culosis 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 bedroorflj
required by the family. Applications with the highest number ot
points in each group are submitted to the Housing Committee
instructions. Cases where the applicant or a member of his household
is suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and is infectious, and whef 6
the accommodation is considered to be inadequate, are submitted 10
the Committee irrespective of the total number of points allocated.
The points scheme does not apply to applications for transfers fr° n1
Council or requisitioned property, which are still dealt with under
previous system, " essential " and " advisable " recommendations
made on medical grounds.
During 1955 a total of 440 cases were dealt with under t 1
arrangements set out in the three preceding paragraphs. TP
maximum number of points on medical grounds other than pulmoru'
tuberculosis were allocated to 3 applications, and they were referrf
to the Housing Committee for special consideration on these ground""
In 9 cases the maximum points were given for pulmonary
losis, 6 of these being referred to the Housing Committee for spe cll 'f
consideration as the accommodation was inadequate. In 10 cases 0
transfer applications, rehousing was recommended as essential 0
medical grounds.
The London County Council also refer cases in which there
appear to be overcrowding, for the submission, in appropriate case-/
of a special form. Overcrowding was found to exist in 2 instance-'
The London County Council also notify cases in which
application alleges sanitary defects. The houses are inspected, afl
action to secure the remedy of any defects found is taken.
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