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1 No. 9 Benton's Lane, S.E. 27.
Four rooms, permitted number 7½ units, family of 8J units rehoused
on 8th November, 1937. Relet by owner to a family of 5 units in
November but gradually other members of the family came to reside
there until by April there were 8£ units coupled with a rag and bone
business and considerable arrears of rent. The owner was requested
to take steps to abate the overcrowding and the family then moved.
2 No. 27 Lambeth Walk, S.E. 11.
Two rooms permitted number 3 units, family of 5½ units accommodated
on 1st November, 1937. Relet by tenant to a family of 4 units.
Owner requested to take steps to abate overcrowding which was effected
by one member sleeping at the grandmother's home.
3 No. 37 Burdett Buildings, S.E. 1.
Two rooms, permitted number 3 units, family of 4 units rehoused in
September, 1936. Premises were relet in June, 1937, to a family of
3 units but after possession was taken five more boys, equalling 4 units,
appeared in the family circle making 9 persons (7 units) in all. The
owner gave notice to quit but nothing was done until on pressure the
owner obtained a court order for possession and the family were rehoused
by the County Council.
4 No. 101 Briscoe Buildings, S.W. 2.
Three rooms, permitted number 5 units, family of 5½ units rehoused in
June, 1936. Premises were relet in June, 1936, to a family of 5 units
and became overcrowded in June, 1938, owing to one child attaining the
age of ten years. Owing to the financial circumstances the family were
unable to take a larger flat and were still overcrowded at the end of the
year. A four-roomed flat was to be offered when opportunity arose.
Lambeth was included in the Schedule to the Housing Act 1935,
(Operation of Overcrowding Provisions) Order (No. 4), 1936, in
which the appointed day for the purposes of section 6 of the Act
(which provides for entry in rent books or similar documents of a
summary in the prescribed form of certain provisions of the Act
relating to overcrowding) is January 1st, 1937, and the appointed
day for the purposes of sections 3 and 8 (which contain provisions
relating to overcrowding offences) and sections 4 and 68 of the Act
is July 1st, 1937.
Rehousing.
During the year, 325 cases of overcrowding were referred to the
County Authority with a view to the provision of suitable alternative
accommodation. The total number of cases submitted in this way
since the beginning of 1936 is 1,312.
274 families were rehoused during the year, and the total number
of cases rehoused by the County Authority in connexion with the