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During the period January/March 46 notifications of intending immigrants were
received from the Commissioner of Cyprus. 15 were acceptable on housing grounds
in the first place, but 24 applications could not be recommended. No action could
be taken in a further 34 outstanding cases because a wrong address was given, or
applications were cancelled. The 46 applications refer to 87 persons, comprising
28 men, 31 women and 28 children. The 15 cases accepted included 23 persons,
of whom three were children. As this scheme was discontinued by the Cyprus
Government at the end of March, no action could be taken in connection with
the seven outstanding cases.
Notifications are also received from the Government of Malta where immigrants
propose to take up residence in this Country. Six applications were received during
the year in respect of 16 persons comprising 3 men, 4 women and 9 children. Four
of these applications were approved, one applicant removed from address and one
was not recommended but referred to the L.C.C. for final decision as the address was
under the jurisdiction of that Council. The 4 approved applications included 2 men,
2 women and 3 children.
Re-housing.
Number of dwellings erected by this Council during year 295
Number of dwellings in the course of erection at end of
year by this Council 291
Number of new applications (L.C.C.) referred to this
Department during year 444
Number of above families in respect of whom over—
crowding forms have been issued 53
Number of above families not living in overcrowded
conditions 40
Number of overcrowded families re-housed by the
Islington Borough Council during the year 171
Number of overcrowded families re-housed by the
London County Council during the year 1
In addition, 101 families have been re-housed by the Borough Council and 30
families by the London County Council from sites acquired for re-development in
connection with the Council's Housing Schemes, and further families have been
re-housed 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 (January-March, 1956) 46
Number of letters sent concerning housing conditions
during the year 1,017
Housing Act, 1936.
Housing Consolidated Regulations 1925/32.
During the year the following action was taken under the Housing Act, 1936 :—
dumber
Section 9. Houses rendered fit after service of formal
notices 1