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CASE NO. 51 - Mother and adult son live in two rooms and
kitchen which are very dark. The mother is partially sighted, and
has weak legs, after two strokes. The son has suffered from
tuberculosis, which is now quiescent. There is also a younger son
who suffers from a mental disorder, living in lodgings. A lighter
flat would greatly benefit the mother.
CASE NO. 7 - Husband and wife (aged 74 years) live in
three rooms on first floor, approached by 11 very steep steps outside
the house and 18 steep steps up to the first floor. The wife
suffers from chronic bronchitis and the steps make her increasingly
breathless. Ground floor accommodation would certainly be beneficial.
CASE NO. 38 - Husband, wife, boy 5 years, girls 10 and
8 years of age live in one room and kitchen. The two youngest
children sleep in a double bunk in the parent's bedroom and the
older girl sleeps in the maternal grandmother's bed in a room on
the floor below. Water has to be fetched from the floor below.
CASE NO. 28 - Husband and wife, daughter 21 and son 15
live in two semi-basement rooms. The mother suffers from heart
disease.
The total number of housing cases reviewed on health grounds
during the year was 82. In 68 cases action was as follows:-
mi points recommended 12
5 4
10 " " 5
15 " " 38
Cases accepted by Committee
for rehousing outside the
points scheme 2
Cases not accepted 7
In the remaining 14 cases no further action was recommended
as it was considered that action already taken was sufficient to meet
the case having regard to other applicants on the waiting list.
The applications placed in special categories were as follows:
Group I Serious medical condition
(a) Active pulmonary tuberculosis 1
(b) Other medical conditions 7
Group II Chronic medical or surgical
conditions which have crippled
the patient 18
16