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and the Paddington Old People's Welfare Committee. Three of the
clubs provide meals, one each by the aforementioned organisations.
VISITING OLD PEOPLE
The Council having considered the need for co-ordinating the
social visiting of old people undertaken by various official and
voluntary organisations in the Borough, have arranged after consultation
with the British Red Cross Society and other organisations
for the voluntary social visiting of old people to be co-ordinated in
the Borough by the Paddington Division of the British Red Cross
Society. For this purpose the Council have agreed to make a grant
in aid to cover the remuneration of a full-time organiser to be
employed by the British Red Cross Society, plus the cost of telephone
and office equipment. The project commenced on the 1st January,
1964.
HOUSING (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1958 AND HOUSE
PURCHASE AND HOUSING ACT, 1959
When applications are made to the Council for either discretionary
or standard Improvement Grants the Public Health
Department is asked to comment on the scheme submitted. If a
grant is made, any works carried out have to be to the satisfaction
of this department so far as public health matters are involved, e.g.
drainage, underground rooms. During 1963 the department's
comments were invited upon 78 (39) applications, but not all of these
were proceeded with.
The department is also asked to supply information regarding
the property (the existence of closing orders; permitted numbers,
etc.) before the Council considers applications for loans for house
purchase, and 108 (101) such cases were dealt with during the
year.
HOUSING
Housing Act, 1957—Overcrowding
(a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the
end of the year 136 (120)
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 137 (123)
(3) Number of persons dwelling therein 594£ (556)
. (Units)
(b) Number of new cases of overcrowding
ported during the year 58 (32)
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding
lieved during the year 42 (64)
(2) Number of persons concerned in such
cases 169½ (274)
(Units)
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling
houses have again become overcrowded
after the Local Authority have taken steps
for the abatement of overcrowding Nil Nil
The number of overcrowded dwellings on the Register of Overcrowding
at the end of 1953 was 136 (120). There were 39 (44)
basement dwellings on the Register. Of the cases of overcrowding
relieved during the year 3 (17) were rehoused by the London County