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SECTION C
HOUSING
Rehousing
Hie Housing Estates Manager Is In close touch with the Health Department
regarding applicants who are overcrowded or have medical
troubles. If overcrowding Is found to exist by the District Public
Health Inspector, legal overcrowding Is reported to the Housing Manager
of 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 various 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 but has recently made It known that rehousing on medical grounds
must be substantially reduced during the next few years.
Sixteen cases were recommended for rehousing on grounds of health,
and ninety-seven on grounds of overcrowding. In addition recommendartlons
were made to the Borough Council's Housing Department In cases
vvhere the families were 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. Five such cases were recommended to
the Housing Estates Manager during the year.

To make the above figures realistic It should be pointed out that
the figures for those rehoused are extremely unlikely to be frcm recommendations
of the same year.
Parmanent Estates
During the year both the Borough Council and the London County
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