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others were dealt with by housing recommendations to L.C.C.
HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
During the year 1933, recommendations were made to the London County
Council regarding housing accommodation for "special hardship" cases. In all,
74 were recommended for special consideration. The basis on which these recommendations
were made consisted of families living under overcrowded conditions,
but in a number of cases ill-health of members of the family w as the main reason
for the support given to enable them to receive favourable consideration of their
efforts to secure better housing conditions.
Of the 74 cases recommended by the Medical Officer of Health, 28 of which
were given on account of overcrowding, during the year:—
16 were provided with accommodation by the London County Council.
12 removed to an unknown address.
9 secured better accommodation in Islington.
35 still remained in their Islington occupation.
2 removed to addresses outside Islington.
These 74 recommendations can be classified under the following headings:—
28 were on account of overcrowding; 27 ill-health (including 9 tuberculous
sufferers); 13 insufficient accommodation for the sexes; 3 dark and damp rooms;
and 3 special circumstances and scheduled area.
In addition to these 74 cases in which a "special hardship" recommendation
was given, several investigations were made into cases brought to the notice of the
Medical Officer of Health which called for much sympathy, but which fell short of
the standard of "hardship" laid down, namely, gross overcrowding, ill-health of
members of the family, and the difficulty of the separation of the sexes.
In some of these cases a recommendation was given for consideration should
there be any spare accommodation apart from that allocated for "special hardship"
cases.
Since the scheme was inaugurated in January, 1929, the total number of
"special hardship" recommendations given is 326.