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but there is the further consideration that where the
present charge for housing is excessive, compared with
income, the amount available for food is reduced and
thus the danger of ill health is accentuated.
Various schemes have been designed to mitigate
this danger, the most notable being one to allow a rebate
from the rent according to the number of children in
the family. While this may be quite practicable in
public housing schemes, it does not seem likely to be
applied to housing owned by private individuals or
commercial concerns.
UNDERGROUND SLEEPING ROOMS.
Attention has been drawn to several cases in which
underground rooms have been used for sleeping purposes,
but while endeavour has been made to prevent the
separate reletting of such rooms when vacated, it has
not appeared advisable to take any further action in
view of the housing shortage.
INSANITARY AREAS.
Slum Clearance and Improvement Schemes.
Under this heading, there is little to record. The
Brady Street area (originally represented to the London
County Council by the then Borough Medical Officer
of Health, in 1904 and re-represented in 1912), is still
awaiting completion. The Teale Street area which the
London County Council decided to deal with in 1928 is
still awaiting the actual execution of the work, and the
same applies to the Digby Street area which was represented
to the Borough Council in 1929, after having
formed part of the Green Street area referred to the
London County Council in 1920.
OTHER HOUSING SCHEMES.
During the year, the Borough Council completed a
housing scheme known as the Hadrian Estate, which