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SECTION C
HOUSING.
Rehousing.
During the year the Housing Department was transferred
from 218, Goldhawk Road to the Town Hall.
The Housing Estates Manager relies on the Health Department
for inspections to be made regarding overcrowding and
for advice when applications are supported by medical evidence.
If overcrowding is found to exist by the District Sanitary
Inspector, an appropriate report is forwarded for submission to
the London County Council.
Applications for rehousing by the London County Council
are made to that authority direct, and requests are received from
them through the Housing Estates Manager, for similar enquiries
to be made. In cases where there is medical evidence the
Medical Officer of Health to the London County Council is
responsible for allocating priorities on health grounds.
Reports are also asked for and supplied in regard to existing
overcrowding and sanitary conditions of premises.
Enquiries of this nature totalled 370 and of these 145 families
were found to be living in overcrowded conditions.
Thirty-four cases were recommended for rehousing on
grounds of health. In addition to the above, a recommendation
for rehousing was made to the Borough Council's Housing
Department in cases where the applicant represented a recently
married family who were expecting a baby, or where there were
young children already living in unhygienic surroundings which
are inadequate to maintain the high level of health which is so
vital to the family unit in its early stages. In spite of the many
claims made upon them, the Housing Department do the best
they can in each case. During the year 14 such recommendations
were made to the Housing Estates Manager.
I append a table showing the number of cases recommended
for rehousing under the three headings mentioned above and
those actually rehoused from 1949:—