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The number of Paddington families housed by direct application to the London County
Council is 59.
The next Table (No. 2) will give some idea of the amount of housing already achieved
for Paddington, showing as it does the total number of applications received and how they
were dealt with since the inception of the Scheme up to the end of 1932.

The following Estates on which 452 Paddington residents have obtained accommodation
are now completed, the Borough receiving the full quota of houses: Castelnau, Downham,
Old Oak Common, Roehampton, Tottenham, Watling and Wormholt.
There is a total of 186 Paddington applicants on the several waiting lists for these
Estates, but this figure in no way represents the large number of persons who have applied
here for accommodation on completed Estates. Only the most pressing applications are
accepted. The London County Council is giving preferential treatment to these cases as
vacancies occur.
The houses being erected on the quota Estates at St. Helier, Carshalton, Surrey, and
Becontree, Essex, will not relieve overcrowding and insanitary conditions in the Borough to
any appreciable extent, as the houses are inaccessible for many local workers whose qualifications
in these respects appear most urgent, whilst the rents and fares make the Estates
prohibitive for the average man with a wage varying from 45s. to 60s. per week.
In November, 1927, and July, 1928, agreements were completed between the London
County Council and the Borough Council whereby provision was made for the housing of
150 families on the Wormholt Estate, Hammersmith, the Borough Council to pay to the
London County Council the sum of £7 per annum for a period of 20 years for each house
occupied.
The 150 families are in occupation. During the year 7 vacancies occurred and new
tenants were admitted at once from the waiting list.
Defects, Nuisances and Contraventions of Bye-laws (other than items of Dilapidation)
Discovered and Remedied in Registered Tenement Houses.
1932
Drain defective 10
„ choked 42
„ not properly ventilated or ventilating pipe defective 75
Manhole cover defective 6
Gully choked 8
Soil pipe defective 6
Water-closet defective 69
„ choked 18
„ without sufficient flush —
„ flushing apparatus defective 64
foul 5
„ improperly constructed —
„ accommodation insufficient 1
„ without door, door defective, or without proper fastenings 85
Rain-water pipe defective 47
„ choked 12
Guttering defective 26
Waste pipe defective 29
„ choked 4
„ untrapped 9
„ not provided or missing 6
Sink defective or not provided 15