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(b) Greater London Council—During the year ended 31st
December, 1966, the Greater London Council had provided alternative
accommodation for a total of 771 Greenwich families. Of
this figure 229 were housed on Greater London Council housing
estates outside the Borough. Five families from outside Greenwich
were re-housed in the Borough under the Greater London Council
scheme.
Overcrowding—During 1966 there were 369 visits carried
out in respect of complaints of overcrowding and applications for
re-housing, as a result of which 14 families were found to be statutorily
overcrowded.
Council Housing Schemes—(Information supplied by the
Borough Engineer and Planning Officer).
(a) Dwellings in the course of construction at the
31st December, 1965 1,118
(b) Dwellings completed during 1966 653
(c) Dwellings in the course of construction at 31st
December, 1966 830
Housing Survey
Through the courtesy of Mr. A. J. Gray, the Housing Manager,
the following extracts are quoted from his observations on the
housing position in 1966:—
"The initial problem caused by the amalgamation of the Metropolitan
Boroughs had been largely overcome in the previous year,
the position having been reached whereby the new housing waiting
list had been compiled and applications assessed under the new
points scheme. During the year 547 families on the waiting list had
been housed, but registrations continued to increase and by the end
of the year 6,976 families had registered for rehousing.
Industrialised building methods continued to be used and the
first scheme of 88 dwellings on the John Wilson Street site was
completed, and it became obvious that the experience gained in this
field would not be wasted. It was envisaged that this new method
would play a large part in the provision of new homes in the years
to come. Meanwhile, all possible improvements with particular
regard to design and appearance are being investigated. Overall
there were 625 completed dwellings in 1966 which brought the number
of properties owned and managed by the Council as at 31st
December 1966 to 16,085.
Pre-war properties 5,900
Post-war properties 8,671
Temporary Dwellings 308
Miscellaneous properties 1,206
16,085