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Of the 243 cases accepted, there were included 380 persons comprising :
127 Male adults
160 Female adults
93 Children
Since approximately a quarter of all the persons concerned are children, it is
obvious that proper schooling is a problem to be solved in respect of children over
the age of five years.
Re-housing.
Number of dwellings erected by this Council during year 234
Number of dwellings in the course of erection at end of
year by this Council 467
Number of new applications (L.C.C.) referred to this
Department during year 1,225
Number of above families in respect of whom over
crowding forms have been issued 163
Number of above families not living in overcrowded
conditions 94
Number of overcrowded families re-housed by the
Islington Borough Council during the year 319
Number of overcrowded families re-housed by the
London County Council during the year 110
In addition, a number of families have been rehoused from sites acquired for
redevelopment in connection with the Council's Housing Schemes. Further
families have been rehoused from properties in respect of which Closing or
Demolition Orders have been made.
Number of applications referred to the Department from
the Commissioner, Cyprus Government, for acceptance
of immigrants from Cyprus 318
Number of letters sent concerning housing conditions
during the year 2,755