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HOUSING.
No material industrial development of Stoke Newington is
likely, and the demand for houses will continue to come from those
who are industrially employed elsewhere. But there is an urgent
need of more dwellings in Stoke Newington in order to reduce
the excessive occupation of many existing ones.
Of the dwellings in the Borough (8,599), 3,978 are of a workingclass
rental and type. Although the average annual increase of
population for the five years before the War was about 8 per 1,000,
no new working-class dwellings were erected for over ten years.
During the year 1922 many of the least satisfactory dwellings
within the Borough were inspected.
Some of these are old and unsatisfactory in sanitary respects.
It cannot be said that their closure and demolition is urgent. They
are kept under frequent inspections and in most of them we have
imposed restricting conditions as to occupancy.
During the year 1921 the Council Flats (18 Tenements) were
occupied; but no suitable site was available for further building
by the Council. The houses in Masons' Court and Place were very
much improved by structural and repairing work, and these
dwellings have in my opinion been rendered fit for human occupation
for several years to come.
STATEMENT ON HOUSING CONDITIONS.
Statistics.
Year ended 31st December, 1922.
1.
Number of new working-class houses erected under
Municipal Housing Scheme 18
2.—UNFIT DWELLING-HOUSES.
I.—Inspection.
(1) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for
housing defects (under Public Health or Housing
Acts) 1,870