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APPLICATION FOR REHOUSING
It is the practice now to submit to the Public
Health Department applications for housing in order that we
may advise as to the number of points, 0 - 20, which might be
awarded on medical grounds.
Housing applications are sent to the Public Health
Department for visits to be made to ascertain the number of
rooms occupied by the family, the sex and ages of the members
of the family, the permitted number of occupants for the
accommodation, the conditions under which the family is living
and the condition of the premises and any medical conditions
which might be improved by rehousing.
The actual pointing is done by the Housing Estates
Manager and points are allocated In respect of the period on
the waiting list, overcrowding, bedroom deficiency, insanitary
conditions, lack of facilities, separated families, half-way
house accommodation, separate home and service in the Forces.
Points awarded by the Public Health Department are made on
medical grounds only.
In order to obtain the maximum uniformity in this
service which affects the lives of so many people all the
visits are made by the Woman Public Health Inspector (Mrs.
Speechley) so far as is possible. During the year visits were
made and reports submitted concerning 4l6 applications.
In addition, 75 reports on rehousing applications
were submitted direct to the London County Council and 29 to
other Boroughs. A further 68 cases were investigated for the
Housing Estates Manager but were found to have obtained alternative
accommodation without recourse to the Borough Council.
I wish to acknowledge the help received from the
general practitioners of Hampstead who cooperate with the
Department freely in order that a fair estimate can be made
of each case. The following table sets out the points that
were awarded. No points were given in 242 cases as there
were no medical grounds which would not be met by points given
by the Housing Estates Manager.